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When a sex offender moved to town, residents were concerned. Instead of shunning the man, the local sheriff gave him a job.

2. “House to Vote on Marijuana Legalization After All” by Terri Hallenbeck. A last-minute Senate action resurrected a marijuana legalization bill so the House could vote on it.

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I am passing through Vermont as the field adviser of a gap-year program.

For nine months, I have traveled the world with 16 post-high school young adults and tried to mentor them to be the kindest and most responsible people possible.

With a rare day off, I sat in a Montpelier coffee shop and perused Seven Days, only to find myself immersed in the article about Timothy Szad and Lamoille County Sheriff Roger Marcoux Jr. [“A Second Chance,” April 27]. Two things struck me deeply: the violent reaction of Vermont residents toward a man who hurt a child through his actions; and the compassionate response of Sheriff Marcoux to seek forgiveness.

One thing I have learned in years of working with children, adults and those caught in between is that we are all more similar than different. Our collective demons and the madness we perceive within society are manifestations of us as individuals — the personal light and the shadow playing out en masse.

I was sexually assaulted as a child and work with students who have experienced similar trauma. Each of us lives out a life of circumstances and conditionality that, ultimately, we have less control of than we think. Fear, pain, joy, love — each of us fights these urges daily in a bid to live the best and most powerful life possible. My heart goes out

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[Re “Rescue Chief: Don Turner Leads Unruly Opposition,” April 13]: I find it difficult to understand the thought process that led Rep. Don Turner to deliver “a stern message about a 13-cent increase in the cigarette tax that his fellow lawmakers had just approved.” To suggest that this is just another tax is ludicrous. The purpose of this type of tax is to create an incentive for youth and others to not start smoking.

Nicotine is the most powerfully addictive drug available over the counter. It is easily available to youth via their older friends, and once they start, it is difficult to turn back. Statistics have shown that increasing the cost of tobacco has helped to slow down the starting gate for young people. As the fire and rescue chief for Milton, Turner should be aware of the health problems tobacco creates. The tax increase can go toward increased education and prevention activities and maybe save a kid’s life down the road. Many cheers and appreciations for what you do for our town, Don. Please consider ramifications beyond the “tax” issue.

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I read with interest and curiosity the story of how Burlington city councilor and real estate agent Joan Shannon converted a run-down lakefront duplex into a large single-family home in Burlington’s Lakeside neighborhood [“Will South End Revival Alter a Historic Lakeside Neighborhood?”

April 27]. I’ve always wanted to ask her why her precious lakefront community was spared the selective and arbitrary property tax reassessment that the Bob Kiss administration leveled against most all of Burlington’s lakefront properties except hers.

Shannon was on the Burlington City Council at the time, and Mayor Kiss was scrambling to find sources of

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I remember being pleased when the farm-to-table movement started in Vermont [“Plates in the Air,” April 20].

It would give the burgeoning small farmers buyers for their products and ensure that we diners would be getting fresher food, generally pesticide-free. I do love to eat out, so this was quite attractive to me. It is a given that the small Vermont farmer is more hands-on with animals and crops, which drives up the prices. Then the restaurant owner-chef has to charge more to the diner because of it. Makes sense! But this does not invite regular dining out — I can only afford so much!

Today, I must confess that I do not seek out a restaurant because it’s farmto-table. In fact, I’m finding it almost overdone. Also, to tell the truth, so many of the entrées are not really filling. I generally end up with a small piece of meat on a puddle of sauce with a carrot curl on top. It looks very interesting but doesn’t fill the belly! Many Vermonters don’t give a hoot where their food comes from. Olive Garden, Friendly’s and Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub are always filled with people because the food is affordable and plentiful.

My suggestion to struggling restaurant owners would be to offer both or to stay open for only five days a week.

Food and labor costs aren’t supposed to be more than 33 percent, tops.

P.S. Just wanted to thank Seven Days for putting on Vermont Restaurant Week yet again! I love it, look forward to it and generally end up eating out at two or three restaurants — whichever’s menu takes my fancy — often driving up to Burlington to do so!

income to cover his missteps such as the Burlington Telecom fiasco. Shannon and her neighbors saw no reassessment or property tax increase whatsoever, despite enjoying both lake views and lakefront access as majestic as most of the properties saddled with substantial tax increases. When the City of Burlington drastically increased property taxes for lakefront homes — up to 30 percent!

— there was little public sympathy for those homeowners who allegedly had “deep pockets.”

Exempting the Lakeside lakefront neighborhood from similar reassessment still smacks of politics. I guess that being a city councilor has fringe benefits! Her neighbors should say “Thank you, Joan” as they watch the sun set over Lake Champlain from their porches!

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Naughty and Nice Tapping into the time-tested tradition of Weimarera performance, Burlington’s burlesque beauties present the Spielpalast Cabaret Cabaret. Backed by a live band, this saucy troupe of singers, dancers and actors brings titillating talents to the stage in the form of songs, satirical skits and searing wit. Th ° e gang turns up the heat for Friday and Sunday’s more revealing “scandalous shows.”

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Sights and Sounds ° e organizers of Waking Windows Th clearly have their fi fingers on the pulse of “cool.” Noteworthy bands such as Speedy Ortiz, Yacht and Low Cut Connie are among more than 100 local, regional and national acts set to invade intimate venues around the Onion City during this super-hip annual showcase of indie music, art and food.

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“I think it had something to do with drones and license plate readers, but I had no idea what it did with regard to those two things,” he joked. “And I’m like, Corner of Main & Battery Streets, ‘Bob, why the fuck are we talking about a Burlington, VT • 802-861-7500 privacy bill?’” www.mirrormirrorvt.com Like the flip of a switch, Smith’s tone turned serious.

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regulate its sale across the state. The bill had been languishing for weeks in a series of House committees, but now the Senate had attached its text to an unrelated bill and sent it back over — forcing the House’s hand.

Zuckerman took the opportunity to goad his could-be opponent on Twitter.

“VTers support legalization & I’m sure @ShapSmith agrees people deserve to know where the House stands,” he wrote Friday morning.

Smith had had enough. He was convinced that the Senate bill — which passed the upper chamber in February by a vote of 16 to 13 — would go down in flames on the House floor. And letting such a vote go forward, Smith argued, could set back legalization for years.

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“I said two days ago that I didn’t think the votes were there and didn’t think that it was a good idea,” he told reporters in his office. “And I still think it’s a bad idea.”

But he’d decided to put it to his members on Monday anyway.

“People have misinterpreted [the House’s deliberative approach] as a desire to stall or kill the bill, and I just don’t think that I want that misinterpretation out there anymore,” he explained. “So if people want a vote on it, then they’re gonna get it.”

Smith and his deputies spent the weekend trying to hammer out a compromise they thought their caucus could support. Similar to a version that had passed the House Ways and Means Committee in April, it would instead decriminalize the cultivation of up to two marijuana plants, reduce fines for possession and establish a commission to study legalization. (Possession of up to an ounce of pot has been decriminalized in Vermont for three years.)

But even Smith’s compromise was too much for some House Democrats. By Monday morning, the speaker still wasn’t sure whether he had the votes.

“I would count this as one of the most difficult issues I’ve had to deal with in my time as speaker, as far as bringing some consensus to a way forward,” he said as he prepared to gavel in the House for its final week in session. “People have such

varying views on what is appropriate for marijuana policy that it’s almost impossible to get a majority moving in the same direction.”

According to Zuckerman, Smith had only himself to blame.

“He now finds himself in a difficult position where he would like to see it move forward, but he didn’t prepare the House members as well as they could have been prepared,” the senator from Hinesburg said Monday morning.

The speaker didn’t have much backup.

Though Gov. PETER SHUMLIN had identified legalization as a top priority for his final session in office, he was nowhere to be seen Monday at the Statehouse, where he could have pulled members into his ceremonial office to cajole a vote out of them. Instead, he was hobnobbing with U.S. Sen. PATRICK LEAHY (D-Vt.) and a special guest — U.S. Sen. CORY BOOKER (D-N.J.), a rising star and vice presidential prospect — at a Burlington forum on criminal justice reform.

“The governor has been working for months to move this issue forward, and he continued working on it this weekend and today,” Shumlin spokesman SCOTT CORIELL said, declining to provide details.

By 8:30 p.m., Smith’s team had settled on the language of its “decrim” amendment, but it still hadn’t wrangled enough votes.

“We’re gonna postpone,” Rep. KATE WEBB (D-Shelburne), the majority whip, told reporters after emerging from a closed-door meeting in the speaker’s office. “We’re talking about marijuana …

So it’s not something that you throw at people at night when they’re tired.”

Asked if the delay was an admission that he’d failed to convince his caucus, a testy and tired Smith responded, “I don’t think I’ve ever said that we had the votes.”

That was put to a test late Tuesday morning, when Rep. CHIP CONQUEST (D-Newbury) stood on the House floor to offer the Smith-approved compromise amendment. But first, Conquest made a motion to strip the bill of the Senatepassed legalization language.

Rep. CHRIS PEARSON (P-Burlington), who had fought for years to legalize pot, made one last stand.

“Why does the legislature feel comfortable sitting at dinner, enjoying a glass of wine and telling us that we may not enjoy cannabis? That is the question constituents ask me over and over,” the Burlington Prog said. “Enjoy your

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chardonnay and frown on cannabis? It doesn’t make much sense.”

Frown they did. The House voted 121 to 28 against the Senate-passed legalization provision.

Smith, it seemed, was right about his caucus: They just weren’t into it.

Mere minutes after the vote went down, Pearson made clear that legalization was destined to become an issue in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor. A Zuckerman ally, he took to Twitter to tweak Rep. KESHA RAM (D-Burlington), his district-mate and another candidate for LG. “Surprising to see @KeshaRam vote against legalizing small quantities of #cannabis. What’s up?”

Pearson wrote.

Rep. DON TURNER (R-Milton), the minority leader, made his own attempt to hitch the issue to the coming election season. He offered an amendment that would scuttle Smith’s decrim compromise and replace it with a nonbinding ballot referendum asking whether voters, in fact, support legalization.

“You guys wanna know if Vermont wants it legalized?” Turner asked his colleagues. “Put your money where your mouth is. Vote for my amendment. This will give us an opportunity to say to Vermont: We care what you have to say.”

It was a clever ruse, given that Smith himself had only last week floated the notion of a referendum. But as Rep. JEAN O’SULLIVAN (D-Burlington) pointed out, Turner wanted his pot question added to the primary election ballot in August, not the general election ballot in November. With fewer people voting — particularly college students focused on the fall’s presidential election — a summertime referendum would probably fare worse.

“I can’t take it seriously,” O’Sullivan said of Turner’s proposal. “We are looking at an amendment geared specifically at the lowest-turnout election in the middle of August.”

It failed on a vote of 51 to 97, with most Republicans supporting it and most Democrats and Progressives opposing it.

Then the debate took a surprising turn: Rep. SARAH COPELAND HANZAS (D-Bradford), the majority leader, sought to divide the compromise bill, which she had been encouraging her colleagues to support, into two parts: One would have the controversial cultivation language; the other would include just the commission and prevention efforts.

It was a clear sign that Smith and his fellow Democrats didn’t have the votes to pass even their watered-down proposal — and wanted to send at least something back to the Senate.

As the debate dragged on into the late afternoon, fate — or hypocrisy — intervened to prove Pearson’s point. The speaker called a brief recess so that members could take a stroll down the hall and sip Champagne at the retirement party of longtime committee assistant SHIRLEY ADAMS. Standing in the Statehouse’s Cedar Creek Room, many of those who had just voted against the use of one drug openly partook in another.

The booze seemed to go to at least one member’s head: When the House returned to the floor, Rep. JOB TATE (R-Mendon) asked to refer the bill to the House Agriculture Committee, arguing that it ought to determine whether the cannabis plant might, in fact, be an invasive species.

“There’s a reason we call it weed,” he explained.

After the House opposed his recommendation by voice vote, Tate rose again to say, “Mr. Speaker, they call that a ‘hail Mary Jane.’”

Smith’s own “hail Mary” — to appease marijuana advocates by allowing the cultivation of two plants — fared little better.

The compromise amendment for which his leadership team had spent days whipping votes failed 70 to 77.

Rep. TONY KLEIN (D-East Montpelier) rose to express his indignation.

“Disappointing outcome,” said Klein, who is retiring from the House after 14 years. “So much for Vermont’s reputation as a liberal state. Continuing to label Vermonters as criminals for small use and possession of weed — that’s pot — is backward and outdated policy.”

In the end, all that remained in the bill was a commission to study legalization, a directive to focus on prevention and new prohibitions on driving while high. To make it to the governor’s desk, even that would have to meet with approval from the Senate in the closing days of the session — no sure thing.

Shumlin, for whom the vote was an even bigger failure than Smith, quickly lashed out in a written statement.

“It is incredibly disappointing … that a majority of the House has shown a remarkable disregard for the sentiment of most Vermonters who understand that we must pursue a smarter policy when it comes to marijuana in this state,” the governor said.

Smith can now turn his attention back to that $5.5 billion budget. But if he ends up running for lieutenant governor, you can bet that he’ll have to answer for the House’s inaction.

“It was a debate from the dark ages,” Zuckerman said Tuesday evening. “I think, overall, [Smith’s] effort leading this was too little, too late.” m

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to perform searches — without a “reasonable suspicion” that people involved have committed a drug crime. Flynn’s memo says Hatch routinely ignored that bedrock principle.

One of the male passengers — an African American — made no eye contact with Hatch and was “talking real low,” Hatch said, according to Flynn’s memo. “Something is not adding up. I don’t know what it is yet. I’m going to talk to her, see where we go,” Hatch told a fellow trooper at the scene.

Hatch further questioned the occupants, even though none of the information rose to the level of reasonable suspicion of a drug crime, Flynn subsequently concluded.

Twenty minutes into the encounter, Hatch issued Woodard a written warning for driving with a suspended license, but he persisted in asking about drugs.

Hatch summoned a police canine to the scene and, contrary to proper protocol, appeared to have briefly deactivated his cruiser camera when he initially met with the canine handler.

Flynn noted that police did not investigate that allegation.

The dog alerted troopers to the likely presence of drugs by the driver’s-side door.

Hatch asked one of the passengers, Aaron Hightower, an African American, for permission to search him. Hightower agreed but began protesting when Hatch reached into his crotch. Hatch searched Hightower’s crotch a second time.

Hatch then ordered Hightower to strip while standing behind the doors of a parked cruiser. Woodard and other passing motorists saw the search, Hightower alleged in a lawsuit he later filed. The “lump” Hatch found in Hightower’s crotch turned out to be the stitched inseam of Hightower’s pants, Flynn wrote.

The entire stop lasted an hour and 45 minutes. Hatch’s report on the incident was five paragraphs and “did not include anything even approaching the required level of detail,” Flynn wrote.

Flynn’s report also said Hatch’s written account had inaccurate information.

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ermont state police don’t often get fired — and when it happens, no one puts out a press release; in fact, the Vermont Department of Public Safety rarely acknowledges it. But after former state trooper Lewis Hatch was sacked in January, he appealed the decision to the Vermont Labor Relations Board.

That made his personnel file part of the public record, providing a glimpse into how Vermont law enforcement polices its own.

The documents allege that Hatch had a history of conducting drug searches with no legal justification. Often, his targets were black men.

“You have again placed your personal pursuit of drug detection above all else, including your duty to follow orders and your duty to properly and thoroughly document objective legal justification for your actions,” Public Safety Commissioner Keith Flynn wrote in a letter to Hatch chronicling his abuses five months before the trooper was fired.

Hatch’s superiors were so concerned about his pattern of behavior that they eventually required him to call a supervisor, describe the situation he was in and obtain permission in advance of any search. But Hatch refused to follow those protocols on at least two occasions, according to the documents, and referred to it as a “fucking monkey game.”

Two recent analyses, one in Burlington and one capturing data statewide, have suggested that policing in Vermont is marked by racial bias. Lawmakers are trying to improve on a law they enacted two years ago that mandates roadside-stop data collection; lax reporting and technological problems have thwarted efforts to get a clearer picture of whom the cops pull over — and why.

State police are still dealing with the fallout from one of Hatch’s searches. In September 2014, the Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union sued the state on behalf of Greg Zullo, a 21-year-old African American whom Hatch stopped in Wallingford in March 2014. The case is still pending.

Hatch pulled Zullo over because snow partially obstructed his license plate.

After he approached the car, Hatch later claimed, he smelled marijuana — and asked to search the vehicle. When Zullo refused,

Hatch had the car towed, and Zullo walked eight miles home. A pipe and grinder were found inside the car. Zullo was not ticketed for any offense.

“This information seems consistent with what we’ve heard about Officer Hatch,” said ACLU executive director Allen Gilbert when informed by Seven Days of Flynn’s memo.

“We pursued this action on Greg Zullo’s behalf because of the appearance of racial profiling, the question of whether the stop itself was legal.”

Hatch, an Irasburg resident, graduated in 2009 from Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, N.Y., where he studied criminal justice. He worked as a cop in Greenport, N.Y., for three years before the Vermont State Police hired him in 2011. He’s married to Orleans County State’s Attorney Jennifer Barrett, who won election in 2014.

“In terms of the Labor Relations Board case, the public is only hearing one side of the story,” Barrett said. “I work in a system where we rely on the process to achieve justice, and I’m confident that, through the board, there will be a fair and just outcome in this case.”

Representing the former cop, the Vermont Troopers Association is asking

the Vermont Labor Relations Board to restore his job, award back pay and remove records of any alleged wrongdoing from his personnel file. In his April appeal, Hatch argued that several of his immediate supervisors did not object to his actions and had declined to discipline him. He also said that Flynn’s findings — detailed in the commissioner’s memo — were flawed.

“The state improperly bypassed progressive discipline and inappropriately stacked misconduct upon misconduct in order to justify termination,” Hatch’s attorney, Patrick Bryant, wrote to the Labor Relations Board. No hearing on Hatch’s appeal has been scheduled.

Bryant, Hatch and Flynn all declined to comment for this story.

Hatch began getting into trouble about two years after starting work as a Vermont trooper, patrolling Rutland and Bennington counties. Flynn’s letter recounts a series of incidents of alleged misconduct.

On July 24, 2013, Hatch pulled over a Kia on Route 7 in Rutland. The driver was a white woman named Kayla Woodard.

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not have to speak with him. The video shows that he said nothing of the sort, Flynn wrote.

Less than a year later, in April 2014, Hatch pulled Aaron Hightower over — again — as he drove a Chevy Impala on Route 7 in Rutland. Hatch said he stopped the car because its windows were illegally tinted, Flynn’s memo says. Hightower’s license was suspended. Hightower’s nephew, Rahmell Hightower, was a passenger.

Hatch said he smelled burnt marijuana in the vehicle, according to Flynn’s report.

He asked Aaron for permission to search the car. Aaron agreed, and Hatch found nothing. Hatch then asked to search Rahmell. On the side of the road, in broad daylight, Hatch ordered Rahmell to lower his sweatpants to reveal the shorts he was wearing underneath. Hatch then ordered him to drop his shorts. He found no drugs.

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Aaron refused to be strip-searched on the roadside and was taken into custody so he could be checked over at the station.

Over the course of three hours there, Hatch told Aaron that he would be applying for a warrant for a full-body cavity search. Aaron “reluctantly” agreed to the less invasive strip search, according to a lawsuit he later filed.

Hatch then “manipulated his butt cheeks and either manipulated his testicles or had him manipulate his testicles,” according to Flynn’s memo. Hatch found no drugs.

Hatch’s report about this incident, too, had scant information. And he failed to videotape the search, in violation of department protocol, Flynn wrote.

The Hightowers sued Hatch and settled their case in September 2015 for $65,000.

That was despite the fact that the Attorney General’s Office had ruled that Hatch’s conduct was legal during both Hightower stops, according to Hatch’s appeal.

But the Hightowers saw it differently.

“From the perspective of our criminal defense bar, Hatch had no regard for individuals’ constitutional rights and civil liberties,” their attorney, Mark Furlan, said in an interview.

Judges, too, have ruled against the trooper. In at least four cases, they threw out drug charges against defendants ensnared by Hatch’s illegal searches, according to Flynn’s memo.

One judge ruled that Hatch acted inappropriately in a 2013 stop in East Dorset.

After becoming suspicious of a car driven by a white woman with two black male passengers, Hatch followed the Toyota RAV4 and stopped her for speeding.

He immediately launched a drug investigation, asking the driver, Rutland

resident Stephanie Socia, to get out of the car and answer questions.

His justification for suspecting there were drugs in the car? Court documents reveal that he found it odd that Socia left her turn signal on after being pulled over and thought she sounded nervous when talking to him.

He later testified that Socia’s refusal to say whether any passengers had drugs was, to him, confirmation that they did.

During a hearing in a criminal case that resulted from the stop, Hatch said that the people in the vehicle could have “burglarized someone. They could have shot and killed someone.”

“The breadth of Hatch’s speculation regarding suspected criminal activity of the driver and passengers is remarkable,” Judge Nancy Corsones wrote in a April 2014 opinion throwing out the charges.

For Hatch, it was standard operating procedure.

Just one month earlier, on March 2, 2014, Hatch pulled over a car for speeding on Route 4 in West Rutland, according to court documents. A 16-year-old white woman was driving, with two black male passengers. Hatch interrogated the driver without informing her of her legal rights, a judge later found, and conducted a search for drugs. Police eventually discovered eight grams of heroin and a handgun inside the car.

What was his justification for turning that stop into a drug investigation?

Hatch deemed the presence of an air freshener, energy drinks and coffee cups in the car to be suspicious. He testified that such items were often an indication that a car was involved in drug trafficking. And he was suspicious when the driver immediately handed over her license and registration.

Judge Thomas Zonay threw out the charges, saying, “Immediately producing a valid driver’s license, registration information and proof of insurance is nothing more [than] an act of benign innocence.”

In November 2014, Hatch’s fed-up bosses forbade him from conducting searches of vehicles without their permission.

He flouted the rules on at least two occasions, according to Flynn’s memo: once by conducting a search himself and once by calling a fellow trooper, Elliott Justinger, to have him search a driver whom Hatch had pulled over and suspected of involvement in drug crimes.

When a sergeant monitoring the police radio heard what was going on, he alerted Hatch’s commander. Sgt. Henry Alberico told Hatch to stay put. He was heading to the scene. But the trooper didn’t stick around.

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Mary Hegarty Nowlan chafes at the notion that an annual balance sheet should measure Vermont Life’s worth.

She’s been expressing as much since she took over as editor eight years ago, when the magazine was $200,000 in the hole.

Last week she insisted: “It’s time to change the narrative.”

Nowlan argued that Vermont Life prompts readers — two-thirds of whom reside outside the state — to spend millions of dollars on dining, lodging, even second homes in Vermont. She said that Ken Jones, economic research analyst at the Agency of Commerce, calculated that the magazine generates $33 million of in-state economic activity every year — not including property purchases.

To support her view of Vermont Life’s economic impact, Nowlan cited data from a reader survey that the magazine conducted a year ago. When asked if they took any action as a result of reading Vermont Life, 44 percent of the 770 respondents said they planned a vacation, 56 percent said they tried a new restaurant, 26 percent made lodging plans, and 67 percent bought a Vermont product, visited a Vermont store or used a Vermont service. Six percent said they bought real estate in Vermont.

Vermont Life staff provided Seven Days with a sampling of reader comments.

“We would always look in Vermont Life to plan our trips and of course, shop! Wouldn’t vacation without it,” one reader wrote.

Another wrote, “My wife and I are Vermont transplants and Vermont Life is one of the ways we explore the state and find new and interesting things to do and places to visit.”

Nowlan also said Vermont Life is helpful in recruiting workers to the state.

Vaughn Collins, executive director of the Vermont State Dental Society, confirmed that his organization uses the magazine to attract practitioners. The society always has a stack of Vermont Life magazines displayed at its booth at the annual Yankee Dental Congress in Boston, Collins said. “It is a really great marketing tool to sell Vermont.”

Last year Vermont Life generated $1.208 million in revenues but had $1.637 million in expenses, resulting in a $431,468 shortfall. (Subscriptions and newsstand sales generated $476,900, calendar and note card sales produced $427,756 and advertising brought in $276,842.)

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t the bottom of the budget bill that the Senate passed last week is an ultimatum concerning the future of Vermont Life magazine. The provision on page 116 — of 118 — requires the administration of Gov. Peter Shumlin to figure out how to remedy the magazine’s cumulative deficit, which now totals $2.8 million. Senators want the state-owned quarterly publication to start breaking even in two years, so this liability doesn’t keep accruing on the state’s books.

There’s been more red ink than black at Vermont Life in the past three decades — 20 of the past 30 years have ended in deficit. The total amount due has more than doubled since 2013, when the magazine was in the hole for a cumulative $1.3 million. The deficit is real and accelerating, warned Finance Commissioner Andy Pallito, and “will need to be paid back at some point.”

Sen. Richard Westman (R-Lamoille) proposed the requirement that also calls for the secretaries of administration and commerce to conduct an operational review of the magazine. Westman said the state, with its current financial challenges, is in no position to continue an endeavor that he considers to be of questionable usefulness.

“From the committee’s point of view, looking at the most recent Vermont Life, the only thing that speaks to Vermont is the name,” Westman asserted. If the Agency of Commerce & Community Development, which oversees the magazine, wants to maintain Vermont Life, Westman suggested, it should find a way to absorb the shortfall in its own budget.

The state has published Vermont Life since 1946.

“When it was first started, making a profit was not a goal,” said Lucy Leriche, deputy secretary of commerce and community development. The state subsidized the magazine for some of its 70-year history, she added.

As former editor and publisher Tom Slayton summarized it for Seven Days in 2009: “The first 20 years it got a state appropriation, the second 20 years it made money, and the next 20 years it got more complicated.”

The state created the magazine to promote Vermont to tourists traveling the then-new interstate highway system. Leriche said it continues to have “tremendous value” as a tool to promote the state’s so-called brand.

“It really promotes farming and food, and it really pulls people’s hearts to come here.”

Because of the legislature’s long-standing concern about the magazine’s chronic revenue shortfalls, Leriche said the agency has investigated other

operational models in recent years. When Lawrence Miller was secretary of the agency between January 2011 and April 2014, “he had conversations with various entities about taking over Vermont Life,” Leriche said. “It became clear we weren’t going to be able to get any money.” To the contrary, she said, the state might have to pay someone to take it.

Last summer, Leriche said she called a magazine broker to discuss options, including ceasing publication.

Considering the possibilities, she said, “The thing that stopped us dead in our tracks is the moment we move the magazine out of state government, the accumulated deficit becomes due.” The state’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report accounts for it as a $2.8 million debt in the magazine’s “enterprise” fund.

More importantly, she said, “What we realized is, we really value the magazine, and we don’t think it is in Vermont’s best interest to hand over this investment to another entity that may not have Vermont’s interest at heart.”

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Similarly, reader demographics are trending in the right direction. Six years ago, the average Vermont Life reader was 68. Today he or she is 55. Nowlan herself is 48.

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Nowlan blamed the loss on reduced advertising revenue, a falloff in calendar purchases — which in the 1960s kept the operation in the black — and higher costs for employee benefits.

She offered some of the same reasons for revenue shortfalls in 2009 and 2013.

Sen. Kevin Mullin (R-Rutland), who chairs the Senate’s economic development committee, noted that in recent years the magazine “hadn’t even sent an advertising person to Stowe,” one of the state’s premier tourist destinations.

Nowlan acknowledged that the people most recently selling advertising for the magazine “didn’t really have the drive to get out there.”

Back in 2013, Dave Hakins, working as advertising director and publisher, had a plan to achieve a balanced budget by 2015. Then he was diagnosed with cancer, Nowlan said. “It was heartbreaking to me on a personal and professional level. He increased advertising tremendously in his short tenure.”

After Hakins’ death that same year, the magazine relied on freelancers to sell advertising for two and a half years until three weeks ago, when Chris McGee, former owner of TravelHost magazine, became Vermont Life’s new advertising sales director. “He will be the sole person in the field knocking on doors,” Nowlan said. “We are going to be setting sales targets for him.”

She cited several initiatives that have reduced expenses. “We have half the staff from when I came,” she said. There are eight employees today.

She also trimmed printing and shipping costs, eliminated the catalog of works by local artisans, shrank the catalog of calendars and note cards, and even stopped listing the magazine in the telephone book.

To generate more money, the magazine has offered services to other state agencies, Nowlan said.

For example, Louis Porter, state fish and wildlife commissioner, said his department contracted Vermont Life to design and print its annual fishing law digest, a publication that spells out fishing regulations and provides maps and information about dozens of lakes and streams.

“Previously there was a national company that did it for us,” Porter said.

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im Harrison was running late for an event in Burlington last Thursday. But as president and chief lobbyist for the Vermont Retail & Grocers Association, he knew an opportunity when he saw one, so he sat back down in Montpelier’s Statehouse cafeteria to buttonhole Rep. Kate Webb (D-Shelburne).

When a new law takes effect July 1 that mandates the labeling of foods made with genetically modified organisms, Harrison argued, store owners will need more time to sell existing, unlabeled goods.

Webb, one of the lead sponsors of the first-in-the-nation law, appeared wary.

“Are there ulterior motives?” she asked.

Food manufacturers, after all, still have a lawsuit pending against the state, in an attempt to kill the law.

Harrison assured her there weren’t — that he’s been advising his members to accept the new law. They just want this small change.

Whether Harrison wins the 18month extension he seeks, the 12-month extension the Senate has approved or none at all remains in question as lawmakers wrap up the 2016 legislative session this week.

After 29 years lobbying for Vermont’s grocers, Harrison takes nothing for granted. Having won and lost many such legislative battles, he knows that anything can change before the gavel falls for the final time.

The Statehouse may be run by 180 elected legislators, but equally important are the lobbyists — 440 of them are registered with the state — who haunt its committee rooms looking to shape laws for their clients.

Harrison, who is retiring at the end of the year, has worked the Statehouse halls through five governors’ administrations, watched the issues grow more complicated by the year and witnessed Vermont’s politics inch to the left.

Through it all, the 63-year-old showed that the best way to win the hearts and heads of lawmakers is through their hometowns — and stomachs.

The term “lobbyist” conjures the image of a slick corporate lawyer in sleek suit, wining and dining lawmakers. More often, they resemble Harrison — an affable guy with a gee-whiz grin.

Dressed in a checked sports coat and wide tie, he could easily have won the part as Richie Cunningham’s 1950s-era dad on “Happy Days.”

Jim Harrison, left, speaking with Senate Majority Leader Philip Baruth at the Statehouse

POLITICS While Howard Cunningham ran a hardware store, Harrison used to manage a grocery store. His first job as a teenager was bagging groceries at the local Iandoli’s Market in Westborough, Mass.

“It got into my blood,” he said.

Harrison studied business at Nichols College and then transferred to Cornell University to study food marketing.

“That’s when I said, ‘I want to be in this business,’” he said.

Harrison landed a position in Hannaford Brothers’ training program and went on to manage its stores in Rutland and South Burlington. After a stint in Boston, he returned in 1987 to head the Vermont Grocers Association, which merged with the Vermont Retail Association in 2013. These days, Harrison commutes an hour and a half each way to Montpelier from his home in Rutland County, where he and his wife, Pat, raised two children.

When Harrison took the association job, he knew a lot about groceries.

“I didn’t know anything about legislation and lobbying,” he said.

As it turns out, knowing groceries helped.

One year, he helped kill a proposed snack tax with a technique that’s become his calling card: He took a bag of goodies to a House Ways and Means Committee hearing.

“I said, ‘Are these peanuts taxable?

And what about these over here?

They’re natural?’ They didn’t know,” he recalled. “I’ve done that a number of times.”

“It is delightful for him to bring in a bag of groceries and say, ‘This is candy, and this is not,” said Rep. Jim Masland (D-Thetford), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, who said he was swayed by the snack-tax presentation. “He’s very effective in making his case.”

The goodies he leaves behind don’t hurt, either.

When mere groceries don’t work, Harrison has another, even more powerful weapon: the grocers themselves.

He remembers almost every detail of his first great success deploying store owners to tell their stories. It earned him the nickname “the Hammer.”

Harrison was still relatively new to the job when he asked legislators to exempt small stores from having to post

prices on a per-pound or per-gallon basis. To him, small meant a store that was less than 10,000 square feet. The House Agriculture Committee defined it as 4,000 square feet.

“They didn’t even listen to me,” he recalled.

Harrison was so stunned at being dismissed that he appealed to store owners to call their hometown legislators and explain what an unnecessary burden the per-unit pricing would be. In short order, lawmakers hauled the bill back into committee and agreed to exempt stores under 7,000 square feet — a law that stands today.

“He got a committee that had already made up its mind to reconsider and go his way,” recalled fellow Statehouse lobbyist Gerry Morris. “I said, ‘Jeez, Jim, you really hammered them.’”

The Hammer has called on his base of grocers many times since to influence legislators, mindful that every one of the 180 members has at least one small store back home that may serve as a hub of the community.

“Our members are our most effective tool,” Harrison said. “It’s that interaction that is important.”

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As a former grocer himself, Harrison knows the challenges they face so well that he doesn’t call on store owners until he has to.

“He always knows what’s going on,” said Erin Sigrist, who joined the Vermont Retail & Grocers Association in 2015 as vice president with plans to succeed Harrison after he retires. “He was born for this.”

“He can do the aw-shucks and connect with folks on a very emotional level, but he has all the data and detail that back it up,” said KSE Partners lobbyist Todd Bailey.

“He knows the facts,” said Rep. Adam Greshin (I-Warren), a member of the Ways and Means Committee, with which Harrison often finds himself fighting over soda, candy and health care taxes.

“Many people sit before the committee and are vague. He has a way of imparting knowledge without patronizing us.”

Nearly every year, Harrison has his eye on health insurance legislation that he worries will harm small stores. The issue has only grown more complicated with time, he said.

He recalled then-governor Howard Dean’s foiled push in 1994 to mandate that employers provide health coverage.

Harrison fought back, worried about the impact on stores that employ many part-timers. His son, then working as an eighth-grade legislative page, overheard Harrison being called “despicable” in the governor’s office.

Harrison took pride in the insult, but he wonders now whether that proposal might have been better than its successors.

“Some days, I look back and say, ‘Maybe we should’ve done it then and gotten it over with,” he said.

Health care legislation also brought Harrison his toughest defeat. In 2006, lawmakers created Catamount Health Care and enacted a tax on employers who don’t provide insurance. Again, he argued, stores that employ a lot of parttimers were unfairly burdened.

“That was a tough loss,” he said.

Today, he noted, the assessment has increased from $365 a year to $600 per employee.

“It could go higher,” he warned.

Harrison’s biggest win, he said without hesitation, came another time when he deployed grocery store owners to tell their stories. In 2010, at his urging,

lawmakers made Vermont the first state to allow stores to set a minimum amount for credit-card purchases.

Within months of the Vermont law’s passage, the U.S. Congress followed suit.

“I like to believe we paved the way,” Harrison said.

The Elmore Store owner Kathy Miller was among those Harrison called to the Statehouse to explain how credit-card fees killed any profit store owners could make on small purchases. She said he had a sense of what testimony would win the day.

“That was really a moment for Jim,” she said. “That was a home run.”

Harrison landed back on the losing side in 2013, when Vermont passed its first-in-the-nation GMO labeling law. His association claimed that it did not oppose labeling but argued that a state law would put Vermont stores at a disadvantage.

“We lost that. It passed,” he said matterof-factly, as if he’d come to accept his defeat.

In some ways, Harrison did move on, working the last two years to help his members understand the labeling rules, which take effect this July 1.

But he’s also still fighting. Last month, he asked legislators for a grace period to prevent consumers from suing store owners over unlabeled products that were already on their shelves. Some foods carry a long shelf life, he noted.

When the Senate rejected his request for an 18-month extension, Harrison took it hard, Sigrist said, even though he got them to make it 12 months in their version of the budget bill.

“He takes everything like it’s his own,” she said.

Despite his affable exterior, Harrison conceded that he hates to lose. The hourand-a-half drive home to Chittenden gives him time to let go, he said.

Last week, Harrison turned his efforts anew to the House, lobbying Webb on the GMO extension as eagerly as a youngster still trying to win his first legislative victory. As he and Webb talked in the Statehouse cafeteria, the Hammer hadn’t yet won her over. Stores had plenty of time to get ready for the new law, she countered.

“OK, we’ll keep talking,” he said, offering her an invitation to his organization’s annual conference. Where food would be served, of course. m

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or decades, Burlington’s two senior centers have supplied $3 lunches, social activities and other services for older residents who might not otherwise venture from their homes. Yet as the city’s senior population grows, fewer people are taking advantage of those offerings. Financial pressures are making it harder for the centers to serve those who do show up.

In the Old North End, the Champlain Senior Center is in such dire straits that the city is considering stepping in.

“If there are 12,000 seniors in this city and we’re not reaching them — not even close — then what are we doing wrong?” said City Councilor Dave Hartnett, who represents Wards 4 and 7 and sits on the board of the Heineberg Senior Center in the New North End. Behind the scenes, city officials and advocates for the elderly are trying to answer that question. To formalize the effort, Hartnett and fellow New North End councilor Kurt Wright plan to ask the city council to create a committee to study the city’s senior centers. The goal, as Hartnett put it: “Get the movers and shakers to try to figure this out before it gets worse.”

Sometimes dismissed as stodgy establishments where the elderly congregate to play bingo, senior centers are, in fact, a critical resource, says Dave Reville, associate state director of AARP Vermont.

“We’re an old state and getting older, and the senior centers and the services they provide are … key to successful aging, in our view.”

They provide affordable meals to people who need the nutrition. “It’s a very valuable service,” said 74-year old Lorrie Colburn, who dines at the Champlain Senior Center several times a month. “I don’t want to cook anymore,” she said, noting that at Champlain, she eats vegetables that “I wouldn’t otherwise bother to have at lunch.”

Senior centers also offer exercise classes, health services such as flu shots and foot care, writing seminars, and other activities. Even bingo has its benefits — studies have shown that social interaction can reduce depression and cognitive decline among seniors.

The number of Chittenden County residents who are 85 and older will double by 2030. Reville makes the case that “we need more places for people to congregate and socialize and benefit from resources, rather than less.”

So why is Burlington is struggling to maintain its two centers? Champlain and Heineberg are separate nonprofits, and although they face some of the same challenges, the situation at each is distinct.

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At Champlain, the most pressing issue is money. Executive director Bonnie Campono, one of the two part-time employees who run the center, said they have been trying to make do with a budget that’s shrunk by more than 25 percent, from $174,000 in 2013 to $127,000 this year.

While the city continues to contribute about $40,000 each year, and United Way of Northwest Vermont chips in $17,500, the center has lost other grant money, said board member Sarah Carpenter. Making matters worse: The center’s home, the McClure Multigenerational Center, is in need of costly repairs.

The shortage of money means the center can only afford to stay open four hours a day.

The main event is lunch, which is served every weekday with food supplied by the Champlain Valley Agency on Aging. Providing this meal is especially important in the Old North End, which has many low-income residents. Campono said attendance peaked in 2014, with 10,000 meals served. Last year the number dropped to 7,300.

Last Wednesday, 27 people came to the main, school cafeteria-like meeting room for ham, maple baked beans and broccoli salad.

Afterward, longtime lunchers Marie Boisvert, 75, and Marie Cecile Ward, 80, lingered at their table. They became friends through an arts and crafts class, which, they ruefully noted, Champlain

no longer offers. “We used to fill that back room,” recalled Boisvert, who now goes to a ceramics class in South Burlington to get her craft fix. “That started my love affair with art,” said Ward, taking a break from drawing in a tiny sketchbook.

Neither had any interest in joining Campono, who at that moment was leading a group of seven Bhutanese seniors in dancing the hokey pokey. Nor had they been moved to partake in the armchair exercise class offered before lunch. Sitting in plastic gray chairs, the four female participants in that class took their cues from an exercise video that, judging by the instructor’s leotard, was produced several decades ago.

Out in the New North End, the Heineberg center has maintained its $100,000 budget, which also relies on funding from the city and from United Way. “The concern there is participation,” Hartnett explained. “It’s dwindling.”

Executive director Pam Slattery said the center was providing roughly 5,500 meals a few years ago. Last year, it served 4,300, with a total of 475 people coming for lunch and activities.

During lunch last Thursday, eight elderly women dined on chicken and

biscuits. They didn’t dawdle when they were done — by 12:15, half an hour after the food was served, the basement room was empty except for a 96-year-old woman eating canned mandarin oranges out of a Styrofoam cup.

Cribbage was listed on the calendar for 12:30 p.m., but no one came. At 1 p.m., a group of nine gathered upstairs for bridge. Playing around two tables in a room that holds 200 didn’t seem to bother Diane Noyes, an enthusiastic regular who said Heineberg is at the center of her social life. Surveying the mostly female crowd, she suggested, “Maybe poker would draw in some guys.”

The absence of poker is just one of many theories about why so few people are using these centers.

In the case of Heineberg, Slattery has a simple explanation: 55 regulars died during the last year and a half.

“That’s why our numbers have dropped,” she said. She also blames lack of transportation.

Campono agreed that finding affordable rides poses a barrier for would-be participants, and, for those who drive, parking at Champlain is limited.

Despite similar obstacles, other senior centers are bustling. Just over the bridge,

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the Winooski Senior Center is financially healthy and increasingly popular, according to director Barbara Pitfido, who estimates that 30 to 40 people attend the weekly lunches.

Concerned about the situation, some senior advocates are contemplating a more existential question: Are Burlington’s centers meeting the needs of nouveau seniors, aka baby boomers?

“Senior centers need to change to reflect the population of older adults,” said Gail Moreau, who spent 18 years as Heineberg’s director and studied Vermont’s other senior centers through a state grant.

Both of Burlington’s centers have branched out beyond bingo. Slattery says Heineberg’s yoga and tai chi classes are very popular; Champlain now caters to a New American crowd.

Moreau is among those who wonder whether the model itself may need to change.

“The generations that came before us were much more loyal to a particular center,” said Moreau, who is 64. “I’m going to pick what I want to do and go wherever that opportunity is offered.”

United Way’s director, Martha Maksym, said her organization has been working for more than a year with other groups to survey Chittenden County seniors about their needs and determine the best ways to meet them.

One question under consideration: Does it make sense to have multiple organizations, each with their own overhead costs, delivering similar services?

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Whether the Senate’s provision on Vermont Life ends up in the final budget bill has yet to be decided. House Appropriations chair Mitzi Johnson (D-South Hero) said her committee shares the Senate’s concern about the magazine’s growing deficit. “We want to make sure it moves to some form of sustainability.”

Regardless of what the legislature does, Leriche promised, “We are going to just keep trying to work through this problem. There could be things we have not explored.”

Nowlan predicted that “no matter how much cutting and increased sales we do, Vermont Life will still need the state to set aside an appropriation to cover the shortfall.” She said it’s time to change the thinking about the magazine. It’s an investment, not an expense, she said, one “that produces a tremendous return … for Vermont.” m

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of the state’s “brand”: food, outdoor recreation, arts and entrepreneurship.

“These are the things that set us apart and are strong points to get people to come here,” she said.

In an editor’s note about the stories in the upcoming summer issue, she laid out her view that Vermont in 2016 has many different faces. It’s “raucous Thunder Road adrenaline junkies and tranquility-seeking fly fishermen, young refugees from Somalia and farmers who live their entire lives on the hillsides of Vermont. Vermont is progressing, yet steady, ambitious, yet serene.”

“I really feel Vermont is poised right now to capture the imagination of a new generation,” said Nowlan. The role of Vermont Life is to reflect the diversity and new developments and catch fire with a new generation of readers, she said.

But the question remains: Can it pay for itself so taxpayers won’t have to?

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The study group hasn’t drawn firm conclusions yet, but Maksym acknowledged concerns about the long-term sustainability of senior centers.

Funding losses and looming building expenses at the Champlain Senior Center have already led its board members to conclude that their operation is not sustainable. They’ve asked the city to take charge of the center.

Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront director Jesse Bridges seems poised to agree. He said his department will likely at least assume responsibility for providing a daily meal, possibly in a different location. McClure is owned by the Champlain Housing Trust.

Bridges hasn’t made any promises about providing activities. But he pointed out that Parks and Rec already offers some senior programs, including a “very active” pickleball group, and wants to provide more. It’s not uncommon for municipalities to run their own senior centers — in fact, Winooski’s is city-run.

At the urging of Moreau and other advocates, Wright and Hartnett are now looking to expand the conversation.

They plan to introduce a resolution in mid-May asking the city council to create a committee to study Burlington’s senior centers and to figure out how to best serve the city’s aging residents.

“It’s the fastest-growing population in Burlington,” Hartnett said. “And it’s the most forgotten about.” m

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Roughly 100 protestors banged pots and pans and formed a procession in the rain Sunday at what they called a Reckless Rail Rally in Shelburne.

They ca led on state officials to cha lenge the federal preemption that has allowed Vermont Rail System to clear-cut trees and start construction on a rail yard and salt sheds in town without local or state environmental permits. Speakers made the case that it’s more than a one-town issue and said that Vermont needs to wake up to the danger of “freight hazmat.”

The days when trains were romantic are ver, Lydia Clemmons of Charlotte told the crowd.

“We’re in a new era, an ugly era, the era of Big Rail.”

A member of the group Citizens for Responsible Railroads, Clemmons said Vermont needs to address the threat of rail accidents and toxic material spills that have occurred in other states and in Canada.

The Shelburne project wi l include a rail spur, two large salt sheds and parking for a fleet of trucks. It will replace a similar facility in Burlington’s South End, where City Market/Onion River Co-op plans to build a second store.

Vermont Rail System president David Wulfson has said that the trains coming into Shelburne might transport fuel, lumber and heavy equipment, as well as road salt.

The town of Shelburne is suing to halt the project.

The project should go through the same review as any other de elopment, said Mike Schramm of Shelburne, who marched in the rally with his wife, Erika Schramm, and their two young sons. If it clears the hurdles and wins a permit, “Then so be it,” he said The crowd marched from Shelburne Communi y School to the Shelburne Town Hall, chanting, “What do you do when your town’s under attack? Fight back.”

At the town hall, the clanging of pots and pans in their “casserole” demonstration was so loud that police asked them to quiet down on the way out — the 911 dispatchers in the building were having trouble hearing.

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Lt. Gov. Phil Scott reported Friday that he and his wife, Diana McTeague Scott, earned $221,746 in 2015 and hold $3.1 million in assets.

The Berlin Republican was the last of five Vermont gubernatorial candidates to voluntarily disclose personal financial information. wo of his opponents, Republican Bruce Lisman and Democrat Peter Galbraith, released their 2014 tax returns but said they filed for extensions in 2015 and would not provide those returns until later this year.

“We encourage you to continue to ask all candidates to release their 2015 taxes prior to the primary election,” Scott’s campaign coordinator, Brittney Larrabee Wilson, wrote in a note to reporters as she released her boss’ financial information According to the list of assets, much of Scott’s wealth is tied up in DuBois Construction, a Middlesex excavation company he co-owns with cousin Don DuBois.

Scott said his 50 percent stake was worth $2.5 million. The lieutenant g vernor said his Berlin home was worth $350,000 and that his retirement and savings accounts amounted to $192,290.

The Thunder Road SpeedBowl champion also listed a number of motorized assets He said his No. 14 race car and parts were worth $50,000, while three motorcycles — including a 1941 Indian — were valued at a collective $30,000. His 50 percent share of a catamaran houseboat was worth $10,000, he said.

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SHE WAS WELL AWARE THAT THERE WAS LOVELY ARTWORK THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL — FOR VISITORS. E LI S E B R AU N AKSDAL, JENEANE LUNN, ANNELEIN BEUKENKAMP, FRANK WOODS, JOHN SNELL and RORY JACKSON, among others.

“I think we’ve got a Harald Aksdal in every hospital in Vermont,” says Myers of the Fairfax artist.

Almost every hospital. Up next is Southwestern Vermont Health Care in Bennington. The last hospital in Vermont to benefit from the foundation’s largesse, SVHC recently put out a call for artists to decorate its in-patient rooms — 54 in all, according to director of communications and marketing RAY SMITH.

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Hospital in Townshend, and 38 to Porter Medical Center in Middlebury. In 2013, Gifford Medical Center in Randolph received 25 works for its 25-bed hospital, and North Country Hospital in Newport received 32.

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, which received 27 artworks in 2014, was a particularly rewarding site for Braun, she says: Her daughter was born there. By coincidence, the hospital scheduled its art reception on Sebastian’s birthday, July 31.

Neither Braun nor GILBERT MYERS, a retired Burlington attorney who helped set up the foundation and now manages it, knows the total number of pieces they’ve bought so far.

“Several hundred, at least,” Myers estimates. “I never kept track.”

His guess probably isn’t far off the mark. At last count, Vermont had 1,200 in-patient beds, according to data from the American Hospital Association. Braun points out that some hospitals, such as Copley Hospital in Morrisville, already had artwork in patients’ rooms.

In such cases, the foundation donated pictures to decorate the emergency room instead.

Most recently, in July 2015, the foundation gifted 38 works to the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin. According to a hospital press release, that portfolio was valued at about $20,000. It features photographs, pastels, oils on paper, prints and watercolors by such celebrated Vermont artists as KATHLEEN KOLB, DARYL STORRS, SABRA FIELD, ED EPSTEIN, WOODY JACKSON, HARALD

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nce, during a phone conversation with Seven Days, pianist David Kaplan delivered an impassioned argument on behalf of live performance. Recordings of classical music, he said, have become so polished that they strip performances of genuine feeling and spontaneity.

It’s welcome news, then, that New York City-based Kaplan will give a live concert at the University of Vermont Recital Hall as part of the LANE SERIES this Friday, May 6. He’ll play a selection from New Dances of the Davidsbündler, a set of 16 miniatures, each by a different contemporary composer, which pay homage to Robert Schumann’s 1837 work Davidsbündlertänze. One of the

miniatures is by violinist-singer-composer Caroline Shaw, who will perform a song cycle and duo works by Schumann during the first half of the program.

The pianist himself commissioned the work, securing contributions from donors and institutions to pay for it.

His performance of New Dances, which intersperses Schumann’s dances with the contemporary ones, will be a treat for fans of the genre. That’s in no small part because Kaplan’s playing is equal to the extraordinary emotional range of the original work. New York Times chief music critic Anthony Tommasini, who has called Kaplan an “excellent and adventurous young pianist,” included the premiere of New Dances in his list of

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Kaplan, who has appeared in Vermont with the former Burlington Ensemble and SCRAG MOUNTAIN MUSIC, explained that he had a few goals in commissioning the piece.

“I’m always interested in how to work socially with composers, how to

make the process of collaboration with them part of my life,” he said. Equally, he is interested in “finding a context for contemporary pieces by having them rooted in works from the past.”

Davidsbündlertänze also drew him on a musical level. “Dances of the League of David,” as it translates, was Schumann’s tribute to his vision of a league of anti establishment composers.

Composed when he was 27, the work consists of 18 pieces Schumann attributes on his title page to two fictional characters in the League, Florestan and Eusebius. The composer developed these personae to express his variable states of mind at the time: Florestan’s pieces are faster, animated and occasionally humorous; Eusebius’ are more expressive and melancholy.

The German composer had a “complex mental landscape,” said Kaplan — he would likely be diagnosed with bipolar disorder today — and Davidsbündlertänze “could be thought of as written by many people. I thought it fertile ground for composers to offer their own takes in the spirit of the original.”

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n 2009, as Susan Sebastian lay dying at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, she told her mother that if she survived her illness, she would sell her house and use the money to buy artwork for every patient room in the hospital. The view from Sebastian’s bed, recalls her mother, ELISE BRAUN of Waterbury, was drab and dismal; it overlooked a brick wall and heating vents. The only objects on the room’s walls were medical devices and a TV set.

“She was well aware that there was lovely artwork throughout the hospital — for visitors,” Braun says.

“She longed for something decent to look at.”

Sebastian, a 1975 graduate of Stowe High School, was a lifelong asthmatic with multiple health problems; she passed away April 17, 2009, at age 52. Braun decided to fulfill her daughter’s final wish, and then some.

About a year later, Braun sold Sebastian’s house in Massachusetts — Sebastian’s husband, Jim, had predeceased her, and the couple had no children — and used the proceeds to set up the nonprofit Susan Sebastian Foundation. In its first year, the foundation purchased 47 works of art for Fletcher Allen (now the University of Vermont Medical Center) and had one installed in every in-patient room with available wall space.

Since then, the foundation has quietly continued pursuing Sebastian’s dream. It has purchased artworks, almost exclusively by Vermont artists, for 13 of the state’s 14 hospitals. Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans received 37 pieces; 12 went to Grace Cottage

GOT AN ARTS TIP? ARTNEWS@SEVENDAYSVT.COM For that project, SVHC has partnered with the SOUTHERN VERMONT ARTS CENTER in Manchester to create a juried exhibit of more than 100 pieces. Titled “The Healing Power of Art,” the exhibit will open June 11 at SVAC. A fivemember committee will select more than 50 works from that show to adorn patients’ rooms; the remaining works will be offered for sale to the public. As Smith explains, all submissions must be able to be framed and concealed behind museum glass, both to eliminate glare for the patients and to permit regular cleaning and disinfecting.

Braun helped choose many of the artworks purchased over the last six years, until her cancer diagnosis last summer made the work untenable. Initially, she admits, the selection process was daunting.

“Susie had a lot of artist friends in Massachusetts. She absolutely adored art,” Braun says. “But I was a little unsure of myself. I didn’t know if it was going to work or if I was headed in the right direction.”

Braun eventually found guidance in a book called Healing Spaces: The Science of Place and Well-Being, by Dr. Esther M. Sternberg. A rheumatologist, medical researcher and director of the University of Arizona Institute on Place and Wellbeing, Sternberg was a pioneer in studying the relationship between physical environments and health.

The physician discovered firsthand the healing properties of beautiful landscapes after developing stress-induced inflammatory arthritis shortly after her mother’s death. A neighbor offered Sternberg a stay at his vacation home in Greece. There she recovered quickly and soon grew fascinated by the question: Can an appealing environment, either outside the window or inside on the walls, help people heal faster and improve their general health?

According to Sternberg’s research, it can and does. During a TEDx talk she delivered in Tucson, Ariz., in 2013, she cited a 1984 study of patients recovering from gallbladder surgery. Those who had a view of trees outside their windows healed an average of one day sooner, required less pain medication and had fewer negative nurses’ notes than did patients who had views of a brick wall.

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Shaw — a colleague of Kaplan’s from their days at Yale School of Music — focused on a single motif.

“It’s been gratifying to see what the composers did,” the pianist said.

It has also pleased Kaplan, the enemy of the overengineered, to vary combinations of the pieces. No two performances are alike, he noted. While the full work lasts an hour and 10 minutes, his Vermont performance will include only 10 of the new dances.

Kaplan added that, stylistically, the contemporary pieces and the Schumann strongly diverge.

(Four of the new ones Mom with Marilyn’s most wonderful jewelry D AV ICelebrate D K A PL A N are available on SoundCloud.) But “the emotional content [of both] relates in rules, which some chose to break: Select such a way that the stylistic differences and respond to one Schumann dance, evaporate,” he said. “Most people get on a first-come, first-served basis; and lost in it, and I think that’s good.” m limit the piece to between one and three Contact: lilly@sevendaysvt.com minutes (most of Schumann’s last two minutes or less).

Some composers created “thor- INFO oughly original pieces” that responded The UVM Lane Series presents New Dances conceptually to one of the two personae, of the Davidsbündler and other works, with pianist David Kaplan and violinist-singer Kaplan said. Others “embedded their Caroline Shaw, Friday, May 6, 7:30 p.m., at music into the original score, bar by bar UVM Recital Hall in Burlington. $10-30. or section by section.” Still others, like uvm.edu/laneseries

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t’s not news that consumerism and throwaway culture produce a lot of trash. Just how much is hard to fathom. Disturbing yet vague information about humans’ unconscionable waste surrounds us. A case has been made for “Plastiglomerate” — the masses of pollution formed in part from plastic garbage — to be considered a geological element. Some estimate that the Great Pacific garbage patch, the massive floating body of plastic debris and particles, is at least twice the size of Texas.

JUDSON BROWNING will attempt to give visual context and individual scale to this everyday wastefulness with an installation that opens this Friday, May 6.

The 22-year-old Saint Michael’s College senior collected every piece of his own food packaging for six months for his final thesis project. A studio art major, Browning produced the culminating exhibition “Six Months of Consumption,” which will be on view at the McCarthy Art Gallery through May 15. If you’ve ever wondered what half a year of food-related trash looks like, this is your chance to find out.

“It’s something that, ultimately, anybody can do,” Browning said during a recent interview at his Sloane Art Center studio. “I don’t have a problem with that. It’s so simple.”

Browning pointed to Colin Beavan, an author and blogger whose yearlong attempt to leave no environmental footprint resulted in a book and a 2009 documentary, both titled No Impact Man. New York artist Mary Mattingly, who recently delivered the Earth Week keynote talk at the University of Vermont, likewise engages with her own consumption. Among other environment-centric works, Mattingly is known for creating “manmade boulders” of her possessions, bound together with twine.

While the premise of Browning’s project was simple, the logistics of keeping food packaging for half a year presented plenty of challenges. For the project’s duration — from October 1, 2015, through March 31, he kept a log with variable levels of detail. Browning

noticed that his eating habits were less inhibited during periods when his documentation was less exacting. He lost weight at the beginning of the project, he admitted, reasoning that “If I didn’t eat it, I wouldn’t have to document it.”

As he finished each food item, Browning put the wrapper, box or can in a Ziploc bag, washing it when necessary to prevent rot and smell. He organized the bags by week and stored them at his townhouse apartment in eight plastic tubs — five 31-gallon and three 19-gallon ones — plus a few assorted boxes and bags for overflow.

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When he shared food with others, he would sometimes take the packaging and sometimes leave it, attempting to approximate his personal proportion.

“I’ve definitely gotten some strange looks walking out of restaurants with my own trash,” said Browning, who plans to stay in the Burlington area after graduation and continue making art.

“It’s very easy to come up with these ideas and very challenging to stick with it when facing the day-to-day grind of it,” wrote BRIAN COLLIER, Browning’s academic adviser, in an email. “The dedication to simply keeping every bit of food or drink packaging for six months is very impressive.”

Browning faced an internal challenge, too: trepidation about publicly revealing his food consumption. “I’m really sharing a big part of my life,” he said. “People judge other people based on eating habits.”

As the collecting progressed, Browning incorporated a variety of elements into the project, including

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He was photographed — nude — buried in trash. Some of these images will be included in the final installation.

Browning’s collected items will be hung on walls, piled on the floor and placed on pedestals in the gallery.

His final flourish: Viewers will need to wade through packaging to reach snacks at the opening reception on Friday. “I love the admission of complicity in generating waste while simultaneously bringing the audience to think about their own consumption,” Collier wrote.

Not surprisingly, Browning’s experiment raised his own consciousness. “It’s become hard to throw away packaging,” he said. He still opens every container with the utmost care, much to the

chagrin of some of his friends, who consider the quirk to be neurotic. During the project’s six months, Browning noted, he became accustomed to cleaning his trash, “having to care for it.”

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Last month Toon Books, a press dedicated to using comics to encourage good reading habits in children, published Birdsong. The book has also taken, and continues to take, other artistic forms.

Over the past two years, Vermont artist, musician and cardboard-pinballmachine cocreator BEN T. MATCHSTICK has used Birdsong as the basis for a half dozen words-and-music kamishibai performances. He will perform a new version of his work at CCS’ 10th anniversary block party in downtown White River Junction on Saturday, May 7.

A second Vermont performer has spun Birdsong’s story into a performance of another kind. SONNY SAUL is the owner of Woodstock’s PLEASANT STREET BOOKS, as well as a musician, music teacher and composer. In March, at South Pomfret’s ARTISTREE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER & GALLERY, Saul performed his own composition on piano to accompany a “showing” of Birdsong. He’ll perform it again in July at BOOKSTOCK, Woodstock’s annual literary festival. Like the book itself, Saul’s composition is wordless.

That setup encourages certain artistic approaches, Sturm said. “If you design it right, the performer has more options in terms of how he or she is performing the story,” he explained. For instance, Birdsong’s illustrations are carefully composed along the horizontal axis so as to create suspense and surprise.

Matchstick, too, appreciates the narrative power built into the book’s deceptively simple images. He said that his role as a performer of the book is to “accelerate the tension that is already present and to add a little dramatic tension when needed.”

Performing Birdsong, he uses a harmonica, a drum and the careful revelation of the images to create narrative rhythm. “It’s very much a street performance,” Matchstick said, “and I’m trying to place it into the tradition of kamishibai.”

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he Japanese storytelling art form known as e-toki — literally, “picture-explaining” — goes back more than a 1000 years. Its performers, many of them itinerant Buddhist priests, used illustrated scrolls as the bases for spoken narratives that conveyed moral lessons. By the 20th century, e-toki had evolved into a form called kamishibai (“paper theater”), which drew from folktales and religious stories and, in turn, influenced everything from manga to film.

For his new book Birdsong: A Story in Pictures, White River Junction cartoonist JAMES STURM has drawn on kamishibai’s rich history to create a unique hybrid work. Birdsong is partly a graphic novella, partly a children’s book and partly a blueprint for performative interpretations of its own story.

Sturm is cofounder of White River Junction’s CENTER FOR CARTOON STUDIES and an accomplished cartoonist whose books have won numerous comicsindustry awards. He has written several books for children — another will be published later this year — but none of them is quite like Birdsong.

The story of Birdsong, about two children who mistreat a songbird and the remarkable consequences they face for their actions, is told entirely in illustrations. In eschewing words, Sturm taps into the history of kamishibai, which was often performed for illiterate audiences. The book’s wordlessness encourages readers and performers to imbue it with their own styles. As Sturm writes in

Saul, whose first-ever job was as a silent-film accompanist in Atlantic City, N.J., drew on both that movie-theater experience and his background in jazz and classical music. “To write music for a book,” Saul said, “you have to turn the page. In a way, it encourages ‘set pieces’ a little bit more. So [for the book’s 24 illustrations], I really did come up with 24 separate little [musical] things.”

Matchstick planted Birdsong’s first seed when, several years ago, he shared his love for kamishibai with Sturm.

Matchstick had learned about the art while working as a programming coordinator for Montpelier’s Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Young library patrons loved his performances. “I saw it as kind of the missing link between performance and comics,” he said.

When he learned about kamishibai, Sturm became excited about the art form’s possibilities. Writing a work for kamishibai allowed him to “get away from the book, and to see my work performed in a different context,” he said.

“Just doing 24 images and that’s your whole story — it seemed like a little bit of a respite from the grind of the panels and pages of comics.”

Sturm added, “It opened things up for me a little to have someone to collaborate with, and to construct a narrative that’s specific enough that it feels deliberate, but also open-ended enough so that storytellers can interpret it in their own ways.”

In a kamishibai performance, the narrator stands beside a small wooden proscenium, pulling aside each illustrated panel to reveal the one beneath.

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Dear Cecil,

In this brave new (Western) world of marriage equality, why is polygamy still illegal? I’ve read all the usual arguments, which assume that only heterosexual males would want multiple partners; that successful men will monopolize all the marriageable women, leaving gangs of undesirable bachelors roaming the countryside; etc. ‰ ey all seem like complete bullshit in the 21st-century U.S. What’s the real reason?

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right ahead and asked if this was the next frontier. Some were bald endorsements: Slate called polygamy “the constitutional, feminist and sex-positive choice.” Politico made your basic due-process argument: How can access to an important social institution be denied to a whole class of people just because they happen to be plural-curious?

As you imply, traditional arguments against polygamous marriage in the U.S. have tended to be shallow and alarmist, as much about ostracizing Mormons (who ban the practice institutionally, though it continues unofficially) as anything else. (Scholars have pointed out that, in its 1879 decision condemning polygamy, the U.S. Supreme Court cited British legal justification for imperial rule, essentially positioning American Mormons as colonial subjects in the process.

But that’s a story for another day.) Still, they’re rooted in

greater inclusion in the civic sphere.

And there are logistical quibbles. Take marital stability, for instance. Even if people in, say, three-person marriages were no more or less likely to seek divorce than in the two-person kind, divorce rates would still rise by a third. Just imagine the custody battles that might follow if kids are involved. And say I’m an employer offering a great benefits package — do I really need to provide it to all six of your spouses?

Leaving the logistics aside, you’ll notice a theme among the opposing arguments you say are outdated: the presumption of a patriarchal society.

Well, guess what, pal? That’s the one we’re living in. The overarching claim here is that reverting to our pre-monogamy past will bolster the patriarchy where we’ve already made significant strides to weaken it. Of course, the sexist-society argument cuts both ways: Arguing against plural marriage on the grounds that it’s traditionally patriarchal ignores the fact that traditional marriage is traditionally patriarchal.

Perhaps practitioners of plural marriages can offer creative alternatives to the male-female patriarchal marriage, in the way gay spouses do by definition — maybe via polyandry, the practice of women taking

multiple husbands. Historically this is rare and has been poorly studied, but going forward I wouldn’t mind seeing more sisters doing it for themselves. At the very least, advocates argue, legalizing polygamy may make it easier for victims of spousal abuse in preexisting polygamous marriages to find relief.

So I’m with you in spirit, I suppose, but let’s stipulate: The best chance for successful plural marriage is a total upending of the patriarchy and the rewriting of the very well-settled capitalist and legal frameworks on which American society is structured. Call me back in another century, and we’ll see how things are going.

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an, the polygamy bandwagon is really picking up steam — no less than Chief Justice John Roberts pitched the idea last year in his dissent in Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court decision affirming same-sex marriage.

Roberts argued, essentially, why stop here? “From the standpoint of history and tradition,” he wrote, “a leap from opposite-sex marriage to same-sex marriage is much greater than one from a two-person union to plural unions, which have deep roots in some cultures around the world.” He was being rhetorical, sure — that scamp — but still, as a family-law specialist told U.S. News & World Report, the good chief might’ve offered polygamy proponents a “legal foothold” for some future test case. From John Roberts’ lips to God’s ears, eh?

The U.S. News piece was one of a number of contemporaneous articles that went

some fact — there are a few documented problems with polygamy as we know it: • A 2012 study found that, in polygynous cultures, where men take more than one wife, the ensuing sexual competition leads to greater rates of crime and violence. Researchers had been wondering why patriarchal cultures ever transition from polygamy to monogamy at all — it’s not like it’s in the interests of the guys in charge. Their findings led them to surmise that cultures evolve toward monogamy because it provides “greater net benefits for society at large,” even if, in the short term, it means less nooky for male heads of household.

• If multiple spouses attach themselves to high-status individuals, where does that leave the little guy? In 2007 the New York Times reported that hundreds of teenage boys had recently been forced out of a polygamous Mormon community in Utah, apparently to correct a “huge imbalance in the marriage market” — all the brides were being claimed by guys higher up the food chain.

You dismiss this dynamic as bullshit, Jason, but I don’t think it’s a leap to imagine spouses flocking to rich hotties even in the most 21st-century of circumstances.

• Monogamous marriage tends to increase the marryin’ age of young women, who aren’t being competed for so fiercely.

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I wasn’t surprised at this announcement, nor did it anger me. This fare had been chancy from the word go, and I’d accepted that when I let this man into my taxi. But I wasn’t about to be obviously hustled.

Immediately I pulled onto the shoulder of the road and clicked on the fourways. “Look,” I said, pivoting to face him.

“You’ve already agreed to pay the metered fare. I could take ya back to Burlington, if you want, or you can get out right here.”

“OK, please keep going. I’ll pay the meter,” he conceded. “Could I borrow your cellphone? The battery’s dead on mine.”

“OK,” I agreed, lifting my phone from its dashboard cradle and passing it to him over my shoulder. “Just make it quick, ’cause I get calls coming in.”

He dialed up his girlfriend. “Sharon, where the fuck are you? You were supposed to pick me up downtown two hours ago. Was your phone off? I been trying to reach ya.”

Sharon’s response was evidently unsatisfactory.

“Don’t give me ‘Kyle this’ and ‘Kyle that,’” he said, now yelling. “Is that a guy’s voice I hear behind you? This is not acceptable! You been drinking, too, am I right?

I’ll be there in 10 minutes, Sharon.

I’m coming by cab.”

We arrived at Sharon’s condo in the farthest reaches of a warren-like development. Kyle said he’d go in to get the money — the meter read almost exactly $40, as it turned out — and he’d leave his packs in the taxi. I asked him to please return with the money before resuming the argument with his girlfriend.

He said sure, that made sense to him, and vanished into the apartment. Five uneventful minutes passed before I walked over and knocked.

Sharon (I surmised), a short, cute, chubby girl, answered the door. Before I could say a word, she informed me, “I didn’t order this cab, so I ain’t paying for it.”

“Well, I can appreciate that,” I said.

Her logic, I had to acknowledge, was faultless.

“Let’s go,” Kyle said to me, suddenly appearing behind her. “We’re outta here.”

Back in the cab, I asked, “So what’s plan B?”

BEFORE I MADE A MOVE,

KYLE EMERGED HOLDING A SINGLE BILL IN HIS HAND.

“Take me to my mom’s place. It’s that trailer park off Route 7.”

“Will do,” I agreed, “And we’ll just call it 40 even.”

“Thanks,” he said. “You’ll get the money, no problem. My mom’ll have it.”

Fifty/fifty, I said to myself. I wasn’t worried, just curious to see how this would play out.

We pulled up alongside his mother’s trailer, a sullen, battered affair. I wondered what had become of the family farm, and how much open land would be worth in Milton these days. More than enough to pay for a nice home, I would bet.

Kyle did the leaving-his-packs thing again and entered the trailer via a hidden key, which made me think his mother was out. Again, five minutes elapsed. I’m never going to see the money for this fare, I thought, and time’s a-wasting. I debated dropping his stuff in the driveway and taking off. It was time to fish or cut bait.

Before I made a move, Kyle emerged holding a single bill in his hand. “I got 20,” he explained. “My mom should return soon, and I’ll get you the rest.”

“Twenty’ll be fine, brother,” I said. At this point, I was tickled to receive any cash from this person. “Peace be with you.”

Lifting his bags out of the taxi, he replied, “You, too. What you said.” m All these stories are true, though names and locations may be altered to protect privacy.

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A road warrior appeared at my passenger window, a boxy pack on his back and a smaller version tucked under one arm.

“Would you go to Milton?” he requested.

His short black hair looked chopped, his beard likewise poorly tended.

“Sure,” I said, dragging out the word as I tried to take his measure. He was perhaps 30, his clothes worn but not visibly unclean. Though his demeanor came across as carefree, I could tell it was a stretch for him. Beneath the surface, I sensed anxiety, even desperation.

“How much?”

“Well, that depends. What part of Milton?”

“Do you know where Lake Road is at?”

“Yup, I do,” I said. “Above the reservoir, up towards Georgia. I’ll take ya on the meter, which’ll run probably close to 40 all the way up there.”

“All right,” he said, then relieved himself of his bags and stowed them in the backseat before climbing in beside them.

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Revolutionary Democrat?

YOU DO NOT GET RADICAL CHANGE

BY ELECTING A PRESIDENT.

Bernie Sanders at his campaign kickoff in Burlington

I’m no longer a revolutionary — I’ve seen or studied enough revolutions to know that what starts with violence usually ends with violence. But I know this: Radical politics means fighting for your highest ideals. Legislative and electoral politics are about splitting the difference.

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton diverge fundamentally on foreign policy. On the rest, it’s a matter of where and how they’d do the splitting. Make no mistake, though. They both diverge fundamentally from the Republicans on everything.

So, bring your ideals to a presidential campaign, but don’t be disillusioned when you find out that presidential politics are not friendly to high principle. If you want to preserve Social Security, abortion rights and the entire planet — to name a few things — vote for the Dem, whoever she or he is. If you want radical change, get into the streets and agitate.

The revolution will not be televised on C-SPAN. m

Poli Psy is a monthly column by Judith Levine. Got a comment on this story? Contact levine@sevendaysvt.com.

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Chomsky told an audience at the New York Public Library.

In the 1968 primaries, McCarthy gave Johnson a run for his money. Then the charismatic Robert Kennedy joined the race, won the Democrats’ nomination and shortly thereafter took a fatal bullet through his skull. To finish the campaign, the party machine backed Hubert Humphrey, the un-Bobby in style and substance. Nixon won. The war went on until we lost. I don’t know if Humphrey would have done any better. But I’m pretty sure he would not have been impeached for committing high crimes and misdemeanors while occupying the White House. I was riveted by Watergate but not surprised.

Since 1968, I’ve come to terms with my American citizenship (though I still try to avoid being upstanding).

I accept, unhappily, that our system gives us two parties too big for anyone else to succeed, as Amy Davidson put it in the New Yorker. They are also too big to move quickly, or probably to move much at all. To get closer to your ideals, work small.

For me, this means that in the voting booth I am a Democrat. On the street and on the page, I’m a radical. I don’t confuse the two.

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with the word revolution in their names, they’re likely to be the establishment party. In Mexico, the Institutional Revolutionary Party controlled the government, with rampant corruption, for seven decades. It lost power for a few minutes, then came back. The PRI, as it’s called, is so much institution and so little revolution that the Mexican equivalent of the phrase “You can’t beat city hall” is “Go beat the PRI.” Bernie’s campaign has shown that America’s political map is more complex than the one the media draw. He exposed a river of liberalism — even radicalism — wider than many knew.

A recent YouGov poll supports this hunch: Among respondents under 30, 43 percent had a favorable view of socialism. Only 30 percent said the same of capitalism. Sanders has given voice to these feelings, but he didn’t create them. Elected officials may provide leadership, which is important. But they get elected — and they get the stuff to provide leadership on — from social and political movements.

In fact, as Noam Chomsky pointed out, Bernie is not even that radical.

He’s “basically a mainstream New Deal Democrat, [whose] positions would not have surprised President Eisenhower,”

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didn’t get involved in the campaign to nominate Eugene McCarthy as the 1968 Democratic presidential candidate, because I refused to “Get Clean for Gene.”

McCarthy was the antiwar candidate, running to unseat Lyndon Johnson.

Richard Nixon, the Republican, was talking about nuking Vietnam. But Johnson was hardly better. He’d been escalating the war with a vengeance and without apology, and there was no end in sight. We needed an alternative. McCarthy was the Bernie Sanders of the 1960s.

McCarthy was not just antiwar. His goal — and that of the rump caucus Americans for Democratic Action, which endorsed him — was to move the Democrats to the left. Getting clean for Gene was part of this strategy. We longhaired, unwashed hippie radicals were supposed to cut our hair and put on suits or skirts. By disguising ourselves as ordinary upstanding American citizens, the thinking went, we would win ordinary upstanding American citizens over to a progressive Democratic Party.

I didn’t want to be an upstanding citizen. I wasn’t even sure I wanted to be an American. But I was emphatically uninterested in getting clean, for Gene or anybody else. I was a revolutionary, not a Democrat.

What is Sen. Bernie Sanders? He has officially joined the Democratic Party. During the campaign, he has called himself an independent some of the time and a Democrat other times.

Now he knows he’d better wear the team colors if he wants anyone to listen to him at the Democratic National Convention. Yet he’ll always be an ambivalent Democrat. Fine, it’s hard for a thinking person not to be.

But is Bernie a revolutionary? Can a person sit in Congress for a quarter century, even as a socialist, and still be a revolutionary?

This is the fundamental confusion of many Sanders supporters. They think their man is leading a movement, rather than joining one that already exists. They think you can make a revolution by electing a president.

You do not get radical change by electing a president — any president, even one who starts out calling himself a revolutionary. In fact, if you look around the world at political parties

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ON THE PUBLIC USES AND ABUSES OF EMOTION BY JUDITH LEVINE

MISSING the SIGNS

Vermont’s deaf Bhutanese are isolated and underserved B Y K Y M ELYA S A R I

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group of six women toiled silently in the kitchen at Howard Center’s Resource Center in South Burlington. One lowered the lid of a rice cooker and pressed a switch to turn it on. Another gripped a knife, pursed her lips and began to cut chicken thighs into quarters. On the other side of the room, two women chopped tomatoes, mushrooms and onions. A third tended a boiling pot of potatoes.

The aroma of chicken curry lured more than one Howard Center staffer into the crowded room to offer words of encouragement. “Smells good,” one remarked.

But the women barely acknowledged the interruptions — not out of rudeness, but because they hadn’t noticed them. Twothirds were either deaf or hard of hearing, a special population within Vermont’s Bhutanese community, which numbers approximately 2,000.

Along with the typical challenges of being a refugee — dealing with language barriers, finding work and housing, navigating a new cultural landscape — as many as several dozen local Bhutanese face the additional obstacle of being deaf or hearing-impaired. Though exact figures aren’t available, “there is … an unexplained high rate of deafness” among the state’s Bhutanese refugees, according to a cultural competency manual published by the Champlain Valley Area Health Education Center in 2012. Anecdotes from resettlement agencies in Philadelphia and Seattle suggest a similar trend in those areas.

For newcomers who have fled adversity and now face a disorienting and daunting new reality, deafness adds yet another layer of isolation. Hearing refugees have access to English-language classes offered by agencies such as the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program, but there’s no similar provision for deaf refugees who want to learn American Sign Language.

The private nonprofit Howard Center has been offering sign language classes for its New American clients since 2013, but only autistic and developmentally disabled individuals can access them. And that program, for which some Bhutanese qualify, is dependent on annual state funding.

Without a means of communication, deaf Bhutanese find themselves walled off from employment, health care, community involvement and the opportunity to lead self-determined lives.

Furthermore, their native culture discourages mainstreaming people with

Tulsa Gajurel and Indra Bhattarai

Stephanie Cramer, center

disabilities. For some deaf Bhutanese in Vermont, family members are the greatest impediment to independence.

As a freelance American Sign Language interpreter, Stephanie Cramer got to know

many deaf Bhutanese in her work with the University of Vermont Medical Center and the Agency of Human Services. Cramer has experience working with deaf individuals from a range of cultures: She interpreted at

the 1999 Deaflympics in Davos, Switzerland.

In March, she started the cooking class at Howard Center to provide a safe space for deaf Bhutanese women to get together, cook and share experiences. Some of the

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women, she explained, aren’t allowed to get near a stove at home.

“I also knew it’d be a great catalyst for language development, as well as a place to practice sign language,” Cramer said.

To penetrate the insulation cocooning deaf Bhutanese refugees, interpreters should ideally know both American and Nepali sign languages. Waitsfield-based Cramer is the only person in the Green Mountain State who fits that bill. Service providers of all kinds rely on her to translate the needs of their deaf Bhutanese clients into words.

While Cramer’s weekly two-hour cooking class offers opportunities for communication practice, it’s also about life skills. For the duration, Cramer worked alongside the Bhutanese women. She got down on her knees to wipe an oily patch from the floor. She watched as one woman turned a stove knob, then taught her how to check the heat of the pan.

Painting by Bhim Magar

We are limited

in what we can do and where we can go.

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ear infections may be a factor, but no scientific study has been conducted to validate this or other possible causes, said Deepesh Das Shrestha, an assistant external relations officer with UNHCR in Kathmandu.

A 2012 World Health Organization report notes that one of the global regions with the highest prevalence of disabling hearing loss among children and adults is South Asia, a region that includes Bhutan and Nepal. Hearing loss and deafness can be caused by hereditary or nonhereditary genetic factors or certain complications during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the WHO. Infectious diseases such as measles and mumps, fluid in the ear and aging can also lead to auditory disorders.

Gajurel lost her hearing at age 8 after falling ill in the camp.

Whatever the causes of hearing loss, it has had persistently detrimental effects on the social and educational lives of many Bhutanese. Growing up in Bhutan, Karki, MISSING THE SIGNS

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a camp — Beldangi II — in eastern Nepal.

They met in a hut there.

“Tulsa was very shy at that time,” Karki told Seven Days through Cramer, who acted as interpreter. “I tried talking to her, but she didn’t really want to talk.”

“He would tease me a lot, as he’s doing right now,” countered Gajurel.

In 2006, the U.S. offered to resettle the Bhutanese refugees, and other countries — including Canada and Australia — followed suit. Between 2008 and 2013, Bhutanese made up one of the three largest U.S.-bound refugee groups. To date, an estimated 86,000 have been admitted to the country, according to the U.S. Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration.

Among the population of 16,000 Bhutanese refugees still living in camps in Nepal, nearly 5 percent have a disability of some kind, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Half of those disabilities are classified as hearing or speech impairments. Untreated

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While his wife, Tulsa Gajurel, was cooking with Cramer, Chuda Karki was at home in Burlington. The deaf couple and their 5-year-old son share an Old North End apartment with seven other relatives.

The family of three occupies one of two bedrooms on the first floor. Portraits hang on one wall, opposite pictures of Hindu

deities and a map of the U.S. A small table holds a Sorenson VRS videophone connected to a television screen.

Karki, Gajurel and their families are descendants of ethnic Nepalis who settled in Bhutan in the 19th century to cultivate the land. They developed the area and prospered; some became high-ranking government officials. The Citizenship Act of 1958 granted them citizenship rights. But in 1989, all that changed when Bhutan’s king, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, implemented the draconian “One Nation, One People” policy. He banned the Nepali language and imposed the culture and religion of the local majority, the Buddhist Drukpas, on the Nepali settlers.

Tens of thousands of ethnic Nepalis were stripped of their Bhutanese nationality and expelled from Bhutan in the early 1990s. An entire generation was born and raised in refugee camps in Nepal and India. Both Karki and his wife grew up in

Bishnu and Bhim Magar

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From left: Lachhi Karki, Indra Karki, Tulsa Gajurel, Chuda Karki; front: Anish Karki

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As the meal came together, Cramer beckoned Indra Bhattarai over to give her a turn stirring the food. “I want Indra to be comfortable near the heat,” she explained to Bishnu Magar, a hearing Bhutanese woman whose brother is deaf. Magar attends the cooking class to become more proficient in sign language — and, of course, to chat with Cramer.

More sensitive to spicy foods than her companions, Cramer pulled a jar of chiles from a bag. She poured a few in her palm and motioned to Magar, asking, “How many of these can I survive, do you think?”

When the spread of dishes was ready, it was already time to start cleaning and packing up. A few women stayed to eat and socialize, while others left with take-out containers; their family members had arrived to bring them home.

Cramer lamented, “We could really do with three hours to do more signing and English.”

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now 34, couldn’t get a normal education.

He remembers following his brother to school, where he was curtly dismissed by a teacher who told him, “No, you’re deaf.

You’re not allowed to be here.”

In the Beldangi II camp, Karki attended a mainstream school. He fared poorly and learned little, because none of his teachers were deaf or used sign language. Some were even abusive. “They would hit our hands if we got things incorrect or twist our ears,” said Karki.

At home with his family, Karki used basic gestures to communicate — aka “home signs.” But those didn’t help when his mother chatted with neighbors and he wanted to be included in their conversations. “My mum would say, ‘Oh, never mind, never mind.’ She couldn’t explain things to me,” he recalled. Finally, in 2004, Karki started learning Nepali Sign Language at a disability center.

Karki found companionship among his deaf friends — and the layout of the refugee camp made it easy for them to connect.

“There were many deaf couples around.

We could stop and chat with people all the time,” Karki reminisced. But the deaf also faced taunts and bullying. At times, they avoided using sign language in public for fear of being harassed.

When Karki and his family got the green light to leave Nepal for Vermont, in August 2013, he was terrified, he said.

Like most refugees, he wasn’t sure what to expect in his new country.

“We were told to be on our best behavior, so we won’t get into trouble and no one would do any harm to us,” he said. He kept his head down at the airport and tried to be as inconspicuous as possible.

“I was scared for a long, long time,” Karki confessed.

A Limited Safety Net When they arrive in the U.S., refugees who are deaf are eligible for the same services as other refugees, including employment services and cash assistance, said Denise Lamoureux, state refugee coordinator at the Agency of Human Services. Most also get referrals to mainstream agencies that help deaf Vermonters, such as the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (VocRehab) and Howard Center Developmental Services. The Greater Burlington Deaf Club, once an organization that brought together deaf people of all nationalities, no longer exists.

Only Howard offers ASL classes for adult refugees, according to Bill Hudson, a senior counselor for the deaf and hard of hearing at VocRehab. The center currently has about 20 Bhutanese clients who are learning ASL. More would likely enroll in the class if not for a strict requirement: To receive support from Howard Center

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Gary Palmer teaching American Sign Language to Vermont Bhutanese

Developmental Services, an individual must be a resident of Chittenden County and be on the autism spectrum or have a diagnosed developmental disability as defined by the State of Vermont. That translates to an IQ of 70 or lower.

Many of the deaf Bhutanese qualify.

While it’s not clear why, various causes could contribute to that result. For one thing, children of all nationalities who don’t share a common language with their parents experience delays in language acquisition and cognitive development, studies have shown. (More than 90 percent of deaf children are born to hearing parents.)

Another possible explanation is that the intellectual evaluations don’t take into account the handicaps imposed on refugees by cultural and language differences. Most of the Bhutanese clients were referred by a doctor or case manager from the resettlement program, said Howard’s intake coordinator, Delaina Norton. The center has seen “a lot more referrals” from the Bhutanese community than from other groups in Chittenden County, she noted.

With a flurry of hand gestures, Gary Palmer recalled his first day teaching the Bhutanese ASL last fall. The deaf pastor from Cambridge’s Hands of Grace Deaf Church doesn’t know Nepali Sign Language. When he started, his students weren’t familiar with many American signs, either.

“I couldn’t just write the English word for things and say, ‘Here’s the sign for it,’” Palmer said through Cramer. So he used lots of games and images — Uno cards, pictures, videos — to teach the basics.

Three times a week, the pastor prepares a new list of English words and their corresponding signs for a half dozen deaf Bhutanese students, including Karki and Gajurel. Those students vary in their study techniques, he noted. One draws hand signs; another draws pictures; a third writes the Nepali equivalent of the words.

Last Friday in Burlington, in the Fletcher Free Library’s Pickering Room, Palmer squatted in front of Gajurel as she signed her way through a list from an earlier class. When she got to the word

“camp,” she hesitated, thought for a while, then pulled her right hand sideways in front of her forehead and into her palm — the sign for “I forgot.”

She looked embarrassed.

Palmer brought the tips of his thumbs, index fingers and pinkies together, separated them slightly, and then joined them again, making the shape of a tent.

“Camp,” Palmer mouthed. He quizzed each student this way.

After he’d made the rounds, Palmer asked Pampha Pradhan to stand in front of the class and form sentences using the new vocabulary. She giggled a lot, and Karki clicked his tongue in disapproval, but she didn’t miss a single word.

Pradhan made the sign for camp, then used her forefinger and thumb to form a C and bobbed them slightly sideways to refer to the mountains of Nepal. “There are camps in Nepal,” she had signed.

“They are highly motivated,” Palmer said of his students. But he believes they need more exposure to ASL, because “no one at home is reinforcing the language.”

And the continued existence of the classes themselves, which started in 2013, is in doubt. They’re expensive to run: A 12week session for 20 costs the state $18,000.

The classes are underwritten by “onetime priority funding,” according to Anne Vernon, a senior manager at Howard. This means the center must apply every year for funds to cover the classes, which are extra services Howard provides to its clients.

Unless it finds more of that funding soon, classes for this year will end in May. Deaf refugees who don’t qualify to take the Howard classes often try to learn ASL on their own using Google and Facebook — with mixed results.

Among those exploring other options is 33-year-old Harka Monger, who hasn’t taken the Howard’s qualifying test. (When asked why, he simply shrugged.) Monger wasn’t born deaf; he lost his hearing after falling ill as a young boy in Bhutan.

He lived in the same camp as Karki and Gajurel and arrived in Vermont two years before they did.

For a while, Monger learned ASL from Jehovah’s Witnesses volunteers. But the Buddhist said he prefers taking classes in a secular setting, such as a college.

Becoming more proficient in ASL is a priority for him. His greater goal? In an interview via videophone, he told Seven Days: “I want to be able to communicate to do things for myself.”

Interpreting America Karki describes his life in the U.S as a “transformation,” largely because of the support of his ASL instructors at Howard.

Last summer, Karki was among thousands of Sen. Bernie Sanders supporters who packed the Lake Champlain waterfront when the senator announced

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his presidential bid. His former teacher, Rikki Jiang, had shown him pictures of presidential hopefuls and explained the voting system in the United States. Cramer and a friend of Jiang’s came along to act as interpreters.

“I don’t think all students understand the voting system completely, but they are aware that we don’t have a king,” wrote Jiang, who is deaf, in an email to Seven Days. The first ASL instructor at Howard Center, Jiang has since moved to Austin, where she works at the Texas School for the Deaf.

While the Bhutanese may be swept up in the excitement of democratic politics, other traditions die harder, according to Madhu Neupane, a Bhutanese native who initiated the ASL program at Howard. He concedes that empowering deaf clients can cause family friction. Relatives tend to be overly protective and may be resistant to the changes in a deaf loved one who is succeeding at integrating into mainstream society.

I am maxed out.

I am providing services for three clients in any given week.

We have 18 others.

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ASL class for Bhutanese at the Fletcher Free Library

members speak for them. Though Cramer would like to insist that all deaf Bhutanese have access to interpreters, she’s pragmatic: “I can’t push and say, ‘This is what you need to do’ when there’s no service for it.”

“I am maxed out,” Cramer lamented. “I am providing services for three clients in any given week. We have 18 others.”

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Bhutanese refugees aren’t the only hearingimpaired Vermonters experiencing a need for improved services. Two years ago, Brattleboro’s Austine School for the Deaf closed after more than a century of service.

Last year, the Vermont Senate passed S.66, an “Act relating to persons who are deaf, DeafBlind, or hard of hearing.” That paved the way for the creation of the Vermont Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf/Blind Advisory Council, which was tasked with identifying and carrying out a gap analysis of services to Vermont’s deaf population.

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“It’s all very stressful. All the people living in one house and trying to cook and eat,” Gajurel said. At home, she revealed, she prepares food in secret to avoid the wrath of her sister-in-law.

The couple owes about $4,000 to the International Organization for Migration for their trip to the U.S. Once they’ve paid back that loan — the debt service is a monthly $114 each — they intend to get their own place.

“I want to be able to do things myself.

I want to be able to walk to places where I want to walk. I want to go to the store that I want to. I want to cook what I want, when I want,” said Gajurel, who hopes to pay off the loan in two years.

The deaf Bhutanese recognize they have unique needs. For instance, Gajurel will need an interpreter when she gives birth at the hospital. That responsibility will likely fall on Cramer, who already has a packed schedule.

Cramer estimates that less than half of deaf Bhutanese use an interpreter at their doctor’s appointments; instead, family

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“They are seen as people who need help — not someone who can improve and move toward independent living skills,” explained Neupane’s colleague, Harka Khadka.

Some Hindus, Neupane said, see disabilities as a karmic form of punishment for the entire family. They “believe that it is their responsibility to take care of a person with disability in the best possible way,” and passing that burden to someone else reflects poorly on them.

Deaf people in such family settings may experience a “learned hopelessness,” as Khadka described it. “They’ve been conditioned to live a certain kind of life.

They think, I am not capable of doing this.

I’m disabled. I’m deaf. So this is my limited world.”

Karki and Gajurel are trying to break free of those limitations. The pair wants to find jobs, and Karki hopes to get a driver’s license. Ironically, the refugee camp, with its close quarters and tight-knit deaf community, afforded them much more independence than they now have in the larger world of the U.S. “Our friend Bhawani lives in New Hampshire. There’s just so few deaf people we can go visit and learn from and share things with,” Karki said.

Most importantly, the growing family — a second child is due in weeks — is eager to live on its own.

On January 15, that group submitted a report to the legislature suggesting it should be replaced by a governor-appointed council that would work to identify gaps and make recommendations for changes in policy to help deaf Vermonters. Among its preliminary findings: Adult deaf refugees aren’t getting the services to live as independently, and productively, as possible.

The House finally passed S.66 on April 22, and Gov. Peter Shumlin is expected to sign it into law on May 4 to coincide with an event organized by the deaf community at the Statehouse.

Meanwhile, Karki doesn’t need legislative language to tell him what would help him and others address their unique predicament. “We need more classes. They can’t end, no. We need to learn as much language as we can now,” he said.

Neupane, the Howard Center program manager, also identifies English classes as a necessity. Without a good grasp of English writing and reading skills, or ASL, it’s almost impossible to find a job, Hudson from VocRehab noted.

In states that contain sizable Bhutanese populations — and, by extension, deaf Bhutanese — faith-based groups often organize their own ASL classes. Christ the King Deaf Church, located outside of Philadelphia, is among those that host ASL classes, while deaf Bhutanese have organized their own classes in places such as Concord, N.H., and Syracuse, N.Y. Vernon, of the Howard Center, said she hopes to request more funds to meet the pressing need to support the Bhutanese. But the group doesn’t have the lobbying power of other well-funded programs, she said.

Cramer said the Green Mountain State does a good job with the resources it has — but there’s room for improvement.

“I hope, through this experience, a resource guide can be developed for Vermont, so that if they have any deaf refugees in the future, each individual will get what they need,” she said.

Meanwhile, Cramer plans to run the cooking class indefinitely, minus a summer break, to continue providing her group of students with a place to practice their skills.

As she packed food in a container for Gajurel, the group discussed the following week’s menu. With opportunities to practice sign language at a premium, their decision wasn’t just about taste.

Cramer stuck out her right hand and then moved it forward, the sign for a fish swimming through water.

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ne Saturday afternoon in late April, students at the Center for Cartoon Studies hunkered down in the laboratory of the Colodny Building. The room was silent except for periodic outbursts of chatter and the slice of the paper cutter. The students’ theses were due in a matter of days, and some looked agitated and bleary-eyed.

But Kazimir Lee Iskander cut a different figure. He had finished his comic, the Malaysian student explained quietly in a British-accented voice. He was there to help a friend.

Kazimir Lee — the name he uses professionally as a cartoonist, illustrator and film animator — is among 20 students who will graduate from CCS this month in White River Junction. (The school is throwing a 10th-anniversary block party this Saturday, May 7.) The work displayed on Lee’s website includes a wide range of comics, sketches, illustrations and animations, created solo or in collaboration — including comics that he describes as erotic.

Instructor Jason Lutes said he was surprised when he learned that Lee had traveled more than 9,000 miles to attend CCS. But the 30-year-old cartoonist didn’t end up in Vermont by chance.

He did his research and decided CCS parentage. In Malaysia, ethnic and rewould be a good fit. “The school gives ligious affiliations overlap; almost all you access to people who are at the top Malays are Muslims. When the teachers of their game,” Lee explained. “When couldn’t figure out his ethnicity, Lee you’re doing art, you need honest feed- recalled, they asked which language he back. Not [from] your mum.” spoke with his family, because the ethnic More importantly, the politically groups typically use their respective conscious artist wanted the freedom to languages. They were even more conpractice his craft openly and felt stifled founded to learn it was English. in his own country.

Lee remembers “We don’t have a feeling that he had lot of political freeto choose between dom in Malaysia,” being a traditional he explained.

Malaysian — deThe elder of fined by patriotism two boys, Lee was and belief in God born and raised in — and expressing the capital, Kuala his creative ideas K AZIMIR L E E IS K AND E R Lumpur. By his and individuality. own admission, he “Those two things had a sheltered and privileged child- cannot happen together,” he said. He hood. Though neither of his parents is a also had a problem with authority: cartoonist, they have artistic tendencies, “People would say, ‘Shut up and respect he said. His father wrote poems for his me.’ I could not do that.” mother during their courtship; she asHe believes that attitude contributed pired to be a fashion designer. to his parents’ decision to send him, at Lee remembers constantly draw- age 13, to Tonbridge School in England. ing dinosaurs and crocodiles as a kid. Lee remembers the all-boys boarding At school, teachers were uncertain school as “alienating” and said he spent whether he should enroll in Islamic a lot of time there alone, doodling. But studies or a general moral education his art instructors encouraged him class, given his mixed Chinese-Malay to be more serious. One in particular

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dished out tough love, he recalled. “She pushed me, and she believed in me, in her own way,” Lee said. “Sometimes you need someone who isn’t drinking the Kool-Aid.” According to CCS classmate Lydia Nguyen, Lee is now quite social. “It’s very unusual for a cartoonist,” she said, describing them as typically introverted because they work in isolation.

“Everybody knows him around here,” Nguyen added.

Lutes agreed, describing Lee as a “very, very engaged student who brought a lot of intelligence and critical thinking into the classroom.”

CCS isn’t the cartoonist’s first stop in the U.S. He graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2008. The school provided pivotal experiences, Lee said; before that, he hadn’t seen “much of the real world,” and his social circle had been limited to the moneyed class. At school, he began to hang out with feminists and discuss politics, he said, and came to the realization that he is queer. Today Lee describes himself as non-genderconforming, saying he doesn’t believe in the traditional notions of masculinity or femininity.

“It was very freeing. I finally got to be myself,” he said. At Tonbridge, he had had to feign being a “proper English student” to fit in.

That new sense of freedom faded when Lee returned to Malaysia in 2010, in search of work — in the U.S., the recession had dried up his supply of freelance jobs. In his native country, Lee worked as a freelance animator, creating iPad games for children. He networked with feminist, queer and immigrant-rights’ groups. But, he said, he was growing restless and wanted to create more independent comics, particularly ones with political and erotic undertones.

So he asked his friends to share their fantasies, he recalled, offering to draw them. These became comics, which Lee liked drawing so much that he realized he wanted to do it for a living.

In 2014, Lee decided to enroll at CCS and move to Vermont. “I wanted a more comfortable life where I can make a living making comics,” he said. Still, he regretted leaving the peers he’d discovered at home: “Sometimes I feel guilty for not being part of the struggle” in Malaysia, he said.

Lutes didn’t need to teach his student much about drawing, he noted, given Lee’s previous accomplishments. The artist’s background in animation, which entailed creating thousands of drawings, helped him polish his skills. “The level of drawing he’s able to produce is of very

high quality that’s out of scale with most of his peers,” Lutes said. So instead, the instructor encouraged the cartoonist to focus on improving his storytelling, which Lee had already identified as a priority.

When he’s making a comic, Lee starts by sketching the layout of each page, as well as writing the script. Then he pencils and inks the comic while watching movies or listening to podcasts such as Serial.

His cartoon characters have an exaggerated physicality. “The people look like actual peanuts,” Lutes said. The instructor also noted the density and multiple levels of his student’s stories.

“It’s not just plots and jokes; there’s stuff

activist group called Justice for Sisters, which successfully raised money to help the trans women pay their fines and legal costs.

With graduation from CCS imminent, Lee’s immediate plan includes publishing his thesis. It’s a graphic novel that explores the theme of Islamophobia in the U.S. through the central characters of Asian American and Iranian American women.

Breaking down stereotypes and introducing diversity to the comics world matters to Lee. He noted that his childhood heroes were all white, and, at some level, he wanted to be white, too. “I drew myself as white. And I never want to do that again,” he said.

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Now Lee wants to collaborate with journalists and draw more comics that discuss such issues in the U.S. But he doesn’t rule out returning to animation.

Lutes said Lee is “really serious” about making the best comics he can and has made narrative complexity his trademark. “He’s looking outward into the world and finding ways to use his tools and medium to address it and reflect back on it,” the instructor said.

While Lee is excited about his own prospects, he’s also enthusiastic about his talented classmates. Some of their works revolve around themes such as immigration and healthy eating habits. “They’re doing their own thing … and they’re helping me do my own thing,” he said, “and I think that’s pretty beautiful.” m

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going on with the characters,” Lutes said. “And there’s things happening in the background, actual themes he’s trying to incorporate.”

One such comic is “Not a Crime,” which the online magazine Slate published last year. It recounts the experience of a group of trans women arrested by religion department officials in Malaysia in 2014 for “cross-dressing.”

Lee describes the piece, which took him a month to draw, as a “comics journalism,” because it involved interviewing the people involved. The story is “beholden to the facts,” he noted.

Lee created the comic to show Western readers that Malaysia doesn’t always fit the model of a fully developed Muslim country, he said: “Our democracy is not functioning properly, and there’s a lot of homophobia and racial supremacy.”

Some readers accused him of casting Malaysia in a negative light, but the cartoonist pointed out that his comic also shows the strength of activism there.

For instance, it depicts a transgender

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ear the busy Five Corners intersection in Essex Junction, an unassuming warehouse complex holds one of Vermont’s biggest recycling operations.

While the central warehouse is the site of a former cannery, this is not a recycling plant that processes cans, bottles or copies of last week’s Seven Days. Mason Brothers Architectural Salvage recycles old buildings — and nearly everything inside them.

David Knox, who’s owned the business since 2005, says “keeping things out of the waste stream” is at the core of Mason Brothers’ mission. Stacked in the store’s aisles and hanging from its walls are window frames, doorknobs, claw-foot bathtubs, newel posts and countless other durable goods that might otherwise have been sent to landfills.

For homeowners and decorators, Mason Brothers offers more than just Earth friendliness. The place is an idea factory. The thousands of pieces of furniture, fixtures and hardware packed into its 13,000 square feet represent an almost unlimited array of options for rebuilding and redecorating.

The vintage doorknobs, light fixtures and hinges are too plentiful to describe or count. Larger items such as sinks, chandeliers and mantelpieces occupy every corner and aisle, with their prices and punning descriptions handwritten on stringed tags by longtime employee Brian Barclay.

Then there’s the stuff you can’t haul away in your hatchback: enormous butcherblock counters and U-shaped restaurant bars, as well as several complete sets of kitchen cabinets.

Besides the carefully curated finished goods, Mason Brothers stocks thousands of board-feet of reclaimed lumber — more than enough to satisfy the DIY itch of even the most self-motivated homemaker.

Sorted by wood type, condition and length, the boards run the gamut from chunky, pockmarked hunks to gorgeous old beams that look like they could support a family of rhinos.

OK, but big-box hardware stores carry plenty of lumber. Why opt for pine slabs from a 150-year-old barn when you can have the freshly cut stuff?

For Knox, it’s a no-brainer. “If you use reclaimed pine for your flooring, it’s going to last another hundred years,” he says. “If you use new, farmed pine for your flooring, it’s going to wear down and look like crap after a few years.”

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Look at the end of a cut pine board, he says, and count the growth rings. More rings means a denser wood. Old-growth pine, says Knox, can have up to 20 rings per inch, while farmed pine might have only four.

Anyone who’s recently dined in one of Burlington’s design-forward restaurants can confirm Knox’s decree that “barn board is crazy-hot right now.”

Indeed, many shoppers at Mason Brothers are business owners or contractors looking to give a vintage appearance to new projects.

Likewise, consumer demand for retro — and even faux retro — items has climbed

steadily over the past couple of decades.

Just witness the success of home-goods businesses such as Restoration Hardware and the popularity of reality programs such as “Antiques Roadshow.”

Knox happily acknowledges that the trend has been good for his business. His customers include many first-time homebuyers who want to tweak their new nest to suit their tastes. That could mean undertaking a straightforward project such as replacing chintzy new plumbing fixtures with older, classier ones; or a bigger task like swapping out a house’s windows or banisters.

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Knox notes with some surprise that many of his customers own “tiny houses,” those small-scale domiciles that have recently surged in popularity among eco-minded homemakers. “It’s really important in a tiny house to have a couple, few pieces that are really interesting,” he says. “You’ve got less area to express yourself, so you need two, three, four pieces that’ll really make an area.” Such patrons, Knox says, tend to home in on items such as stained glass or unique front doors.

You want doors? Mason Brothers has doors. Upstairs, in an airy loft made chillier by unseasonably cool spring weather, hundreds of salvaged doors are arranged in bays: doors with four, five, six panels, ordered by descending size.

Mason Brothers is no jumble shop or ramshackle antiques mall. Though nearly every square inch of space is crammed with fixtures, furniture or building materials, the careful arrangement of the goods permits even an inexperienced shopper to locate the right materials.

Under former owner and namesake Dave Mason, the warehouse was arranged more haphazardly, Knox notes. Back then, too, he says, salvaged items weren’t always tidied up before they were displayed in the showroom. Now, though, Knox and his employees take care to clean and polish objects such as the many claw-foot tubs — among the store’s most popular items.

“You can take this and be bathing in it tomorrow,” Knox says, gesturing at one of the brilliantly white beauties.

The luminous tubs, many of them from the 1920s and ’30s, are not just attractive and iconic. For Knox, they represent a bygone dedication to craft and durability.

On many new tubs, he says, “The glaze is thinner, the iron is thinner … They chip really easily. We have some tubs that are a hundred years old, and the glaze is still in mint condition. Planned obsolescence wasn’t built into everything they made back then.”

Where do Knox and his crew get all this stuff? Almost all of it comes from teardowns of homes and farms within a roughly 200-mile radius of Burlington, he says. That area includes much of Vermont, as well as chunks of New York and New Hampshire; Knox occasionally ventures farther for especially large or unusual salvages. A recent operation in Camden, Maine, was worth the trip: It yielded a bounty of 30 mint-condition claw-foot tubs.

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“We buy things from architects, designers … from contractors, from developers,” says Knox — anyone who wants a building or buildings removed from a parcel of land. Mason Brothers then owns the building for a set period, extracting anything salable before the contract expires.

The company does takedowns, large and small, year-round.

Mason Brothers’ bread-and-butter business is in hardware fixtures, windows, doors and claw-foot tubs. But that doesn’t prevent the store’s owner from indulging his eye for unusual artifacts. Adventurous decorators will find plenty of curiosities.

For example, a homeowner with a flair for the dramatic might be attracted to a pair of pointy, wooden, red-velvet-upholstered chairs from a Masonic temple.

And anyone who really wants to confound their neighbors could pick up the fully functional vacuum-tube-powered carillon simulator. This bizarre contraption, salvaged from a New Hampshire church, comes with audiotape cartridges that,

when loaded into the silver-and-blue control unit, play a wide variety of church-bell tunes. Very useful for those times when your in-home carillon is acting up.

Another unwieldy object rests in pieces next to the warehouse’s loading bay: an old multiblade windmill of the type once used on farms for pumping water. At 10 feet in diameter, it’s the kind of thing that, once reassembled, could either be returned to useful service or become a striking decorative accent on a sufficiently large exterior wall.

Seven Days’ visit to Mason Brothers coincides with that of a homeowner named Mark Anair — a regular customer who’s purchased what Knox calls some “epic pieces” over the years. Anair strolls around, his gaze darting here and there.

You can almost hear the mental gears turning as he envisions how he might put some of these old objects to new use. Then he sees the windmill blades.

“That would look good on the side of my barn,” Anair says to Knox. “We’ll be in touch.” m

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ere are some stats about the sixth annual Waking Windows indie music and arts festival, which runs from Friday, May 6, through Sunday, May 8, in various locations around Winooski.

• It features 152 bands, 43 DJs and nine comedians performing at 13 venues over three days and nights in the Onion City.

• It has one rotary.

• It has one karaoke night.

• Of the 24 headliners at this year’s fest, 10 are either all-women bands or fronted by women.

• Swale drummer Jeremy Frederick will be the busiest musician at WW6.

He’s playing with six bands.

• At least one member of Burlington’s Rough Francis will play every day of the festival. In addition to the full band’s show on Saturday, bassist Steven Hazen Williams’ reconstituted band, My First Days on Junk, play Sunday. On Friday, assorted members of RF play with Los Saicos tribute Asperos Saicos and Last World.

Those are all mildly interesting things to know, right? If nothing else,

BURLINGTON EXPAT NYIKO HURT HIS KNEES IN A BREAKDANCING ACCIDENT IN HIS YOUTH. THEY STILL CRACK WHEN HE WALKS. these tidbits might give you some idea of the scope and scale of Waking Windows, which in six short years has grown to be one of Vermont’s marquee music festivals.

(See this week’s Soundbites column for more on that.) Honestly, though, the preceding info is useful but a little dry. With so many artists performing at WW6, there must be something more exciting, or at least funny, we could find out. Indeed, there is.

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and organizers involved with WW6. Responses ran the gamut from strange and subtle personal tics to odd celebrity run-ins and, um, porn.

• New England-based songwriter Peter Squires recently recorded two songs for an upcoming seven-inch with producer Steve Albini. He also wears an Electrical Audio union suit “all day long.”

• Paper Castles front man and WW cofounder Paddy Reagan’s first concert was Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer.

• WW cofounder Nick Mavodones can dock a 65-foot ferryboat.

• WW cofounder Ali Fogel is a closet fan of “The Real Housewives”

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series on Bravo. If she had her own tagline, she says it would be “Lives in Vermont but still sassy.”

WW cofounder Matt Rogers is presently the booking agent for World Café Live. He believes he is the son of Clarence Clemons. (He’s not.)

WW cofounder Brian Nagle (aka DJ Disco Phantom) went to all of his high school proms dressed in a ruffled, powder-blue tuxedo à la the film Dumb and Dumber.

Nagle also once dubbed Burlington expat songwriter Maryse Smith “the Kendrick Lamar of folk.”

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game of pickup basketball. Belizbeha got schooled.

Local DJ and Cumbancha employee Drew Brinckerhoff once played “Asteroids” with Jack White. He also once saw Bono in a Speedo on Miami Beach. If you see him, ask him about Hank Williams Jr.’s testicles. Or maybe don’t.

Dan Cahill — aka DJ Brunch — won fourth place in the national junior shuffleboard competition in 1992.

Invisible Homes front man Sean Witters holds a doctorate in literature and teaches at the University of Vermont. So, IH bassist Pat Ormiston schedules band rehearsals in his calendar as “doctor’s appointments.”

Burlington rockers Apartment 3 use a made-up word among members: “cheesiotalio” (pronounced cheesyo-tally-o). It can be used as a term of endearment or to nonsensically describe pretty much anything. If you see an Apartment 3 boy on the street, shout “cheesiotalio” at him, and he will respond with “cheesiotalio” with similar gusto. m

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folklore, New Age punk, indie sock rock, spooky secret mystery, fudge rock, healing crystal pig punk, zazz, punctual punk, nerdcore, drip hop, ratchet jazz, bubblegum twee pop, New Age rage, schizodrift, nomadic disco punk, ephemeral folk, baroque pop, flower goth, lazegaze, ugly pop, Kendrick Lamar folk, pastoral electronic and foxy folk.

Philly rockers Low Cut Connie have one very high-profile fan: President Barack Obama. The First Fan included the band’s single “Boozophilia” on a summer playlist he recently compiled on Spotify.

Comedian and “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” writer Chris Rose, who hosts WW6’s “Late Night Basement” comedy show on Saturday, was once on a soccer team with John Oliver and Mike Myers.

He says they were “pretty good.”

Burlington expat NYIKO hurt his knees in a break-dancing accident in his youth. They still crack when he walks. Also, he can’t whistle.

Vermont songwriter Francesca Blanchard has a tiny lisp, which, she says, “No one notices until I point it out.” You’re welcome, Francesca.

Joe Shepard, the lead singer of Burlington’s Shepard’s Pie, won a GayVN Award in 2008 for Best Nonsexual Performance for his part in Lucas Entertainment’s The Intern.

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Another Shepard’s Pie bit: Band member Lily Sickles was once featured in Glamour magazine’s “Dos and Don’ts” style section. She was a “Don’t.”

Local comedian Annie Russell, who hosts the “Cringe! A Night of Humiliation” comedy showcase on Sunday, was once an eyebrow model for a tweezer infomercial. She was the “before” model.

While touring with his band Belizbeha in 1997, Kyle Thompson — aka DJ Fattie B — and some of his band members challenged sax great Maceo Parker and his crew to a

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immaturity positively enchanting. His drunken dance from floor to sofa is a triumph of unself-conscious wiggling, while his puppy-dog looks would melt glaciers. Gallagher gives the show a warm, beating heart.

As Sarah, Caitlin Clouthier has the comic timing to make each crack in this ice princess’ composure hilarious. In comedy, taking control away from a control freak might be the English national pastime, and this Sarah suffers grandly.

Clouthier gives her a piercing glare, then lets her gaze melt under Norman’s attention.

David Mason amplifies Tom’s haplessness, creating a fool. The portrayal gets lots of laughs, but of the easiest kind. With each long, indecisive “umm,” the actor earned a titter, but a Tom this incompetent is more caricature than character.

Jenni Putney’s mobile expressions and earnest shrugs make Annie easy to root for, even as the character keeps floating between half-hearted flirtations with Norman and Tom. Putney makes Annie’s fear of commitment so

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while moaning about all they require of her. Sarah’s husband, Reg, is a British blockhead in the clueless John Cleese tradition, refining amiability to the vanishing point. Reg’s sister, Ruth, is grimly consumed by her career.

Reg and Ruth’s other sibling, Annie, still lives at home and cares for their mother, reluctant to make the high dive into life and love. The local vet, Tom, would be a fine match for Annie if only he noticed her as keenly as he stares at the cat stuck up a tree in the garden.

These characters hoard each disappointment in a private scrapbook of frustrations. When Norman stirs things up by flirting with all three women over the weekend, he unleashes a tornado of jealousy and insults. Once they start to scuffle, glare and screech at each other, their miseries are at last a reason for action instead of brooding.

Director Peter Hackett smoothly stages all of this. At last Friday’s preview performance, the production earned as many laughs from Hackett’s physical gags as from Ayckbourn’s drily witty lines.

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matter-of-fact that her jealousy is a thrilling explosion.

Mark Light-Orr gives Reg a dotty bonhomie that’s both cringe-worthy and adorable. Light-Orr is such a keen listener onstage that he helps focus a scene simply by the attention he pays to his fellow actors. By giving Reg a secret struggle to remain composed, Light-Orr nails him.

Ashton Heyl’s Ruth goes from clenchjawed, long-suffering wife to giddy schoolgirl when Norman coaxes her into an erotic romp on the living room rug.

In a neat bit of juggling, Heyl manages to show both Ruth’s stiffness and her nonchalance about a cheating husband.

Northern Stage’s execution of David L. Arsenault’s glorious set design is a triumph. The arched doorways, wide window seat, dark paneled walls and stained glass medallions gleaming in a large window perfectly convey an English country house whose occupants can’t fail to fascinate. The stupendous room includes spot-on decorating details, from end tables to andirons.

Stuart Duke’s lighting captures the passage of time while bringing out all the fine points of the set and evoking the changing light through the window.

Charles Schoonmaker’s costumes showcase everything we miss — and all we might regret — about 1970s fashion.

It’s rare for any theater to stage all three of these plays in a single season, so this opportunity to see the entire trilogy is worth seizing. Because different directors are involved, we may see slight changes in characterizations or style, but the six actors are the crucial constant in this experiment.

Northern Stage’s production makes the play as fresh and fun as it was in the ’70s. Clothing styles and attitudes about sex may have changed, but Ayckbourn’s foolish characters endure. m

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he firmly British characters take disappointment hard in Living Together, one third of Alan Ayckbourn’s clever roomby-room trilogy, The Norman Conquests.

All three plays are set over a single weekend in July, each occurring in a different location around the same country house.

The characters move, but the audience doesn’t — we’re left to imagine what’s happening offstage, taking our cues from snippets of exposition and the characters’ changing moods on each entrance.

Ayckbourn’s dovetail joinery makes each play stand on its own, but the full composition is even more satisfying.

Three of Vermont’s professional theaters have joined forces to produce the complete trilogy this year. Northern Stage leads off, running Living Together through May 8 in its new Barrette Center for the Arts in White River Junction.

The torch then passes to the Dorset Theatre Festival, which will stage Table Manners from June 16 to July 2. Weston Playhouse will offer the final play, Round and Round the Garden, July 21 to 30. The same six actors appear in all the shows, but each theater uses a different director.

The highly regarded 1973 trilogy celebrates a free spirit who counts on love to make everyone happier. Living Together begins with the titular Norman rapturously pouting. He’s come to pick up his sister-in-law for a secret holiday tryst, but now the deal is off. Instead, he’ll be stuck for the weekend with her and four others at the country house where she cares for her invalid mother.

Norman is a flirt but not really a cad.

Seduction is his default condition, but his romantic conquests seem less like expressions of lust than the work of a philanthropist offering the only currency he has. “I must be magnetic,” he tells his wife, Ruth.

Yet this slight, scruffy-bearded librarian is hardly debonair. He becomes a ladies’ man by dint of will and with a conviction that all women crave a little romantic attention.

The people around Norman surely need some cheering up. His sister-in-law, Sarah, tut-tuts with tedious moral rectitude, boasting of her perfect family

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or many Vermonters, visiting out-of-state loved ones comes with a request: Can you bring beer? That usually means brews from the Alchemist, Hill Farmstead Brewery and Lawson’s Finest Liquids.

Lawson’s highly sought-after suds have modest beginnings. Sean and Karen Lawson founded the brewery from their Warren home in 2008. For years, Sean Lawson brewed beer on a tiny, one-barrel system. He peddled it at farmers markets and shops around the Mad River Valley. In 2011, the Lawsons upgraded to a seven-barrel outfit. A few years later, they were drawing so many visitors to market that they instituted a deli-style ticket system to manage the crowds.

With demand for their beer far outstripping capacity, the Lawsons partnered with Connecticut’s Two Roads Brewing in 2014. That brewery produces two Lawson’s IPAs: the bright and juicy Sip of Sunshine and the easy-drinking, low-ABV Super Session. Sean Lawson continues to brew everything else — maple beers, spruce-tip ales, hoppy IPAs — in Warren.

Last week, Lawson — who became president of the Vermont Brewers Association in late 2015 — announced that his brewery was embarking on a major growth project. The company would increase its single-batch capacity from seven to 30 barrels and move production to a 7,500-square-foot facility near Big Picture Theater & Café in Waitsfield.

With the potential to employ many full-time workers in a region dependent on seasonal and resort work, that’s big news in the Mad River Valley — and for Vermont beer.

Last week, Seven Days caught up with Lawson, who filled us in on project details, tourist attractions and his thoughts on the “Vermont IPA.”

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This Friday, May 6, the SKINNY PANCAKE will celebrate the grand opening of a new location in Hanover, N.H. The outpost is the locavore crêperie’s sixth.

The company’s first foray beyond state lines, it joins two Burlington venues (on Lake Street and at the University of Vermont) and spots in Montpelier, at the Burlington International Airport and at Sugarbush Resort.

Co-owner BENJY ADLER says the Hanover location most resembles the Skinny’s Lake Street hub in Burlington. In addition to serving breakfast, sweet and savory crêpes, snacks, and entrées, the new spot will pour up to 22 draft beers and ciders from a 30-foot bar. At the moment, that bar is limited to serving beer, wine and cordials, but Adler says he’s working on obtaining a full license.

As in Burlington, the Hanover Skinny will host live shows and community events up to six nights a week. Vermont musicians Brett Hughes and Caleb Elder will

play the grand-opening party this Friday, while Sunday night’s showcase will feature singersongwriter Christopher Paul Stelling.

“That’s just a taste of what’s to come,” Adler says, adding that the location has the potential to host programs such as storytelling nights and local fundraisers.

The new location continues the company’s commitment to local sourcing. Located an hour and a half from SP’s Burlington base, the restaurant has expanded sourcing to include Upper Valley producers. Meats will come from NORTH COUNTRY SMOKEHOUSE in Claremont, N.H., and maple products from MAC’S MAPLE in Plainfield, N.H. Nearby KING ARTHUR FLOUR will supply baked goods, and Fairlee’s ROOT 5 FARM will contribute produce.

Adler cites the Upper Valley’s agricultural character as crucial to the company’s expansion, along with the customer base offered

by Hanover’s Dartmouth College and DartmouthHitchcock medical center. “The Upper Valley is a fertile local food area,” he says. “For the future, we’re going

to be growing from one lush, fertile valley to the next.”

Facing an industrywide scarcity of kitchen workers, Adler will work shifts as a line cook himself in Hanover — a wearing-all-the-hats turn of events that he says excites him. “I like [working the line] when I’m needed, not for some silly symbolic reason,” he says. “It’s a tight labor market, and we’re still hiring up.”

Bottom line: “We’re coming here to have a whole lotta fun,” Adler says. The Skinny Pancake’s Hanover location at 3 Lebanon Street will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. or later. Find more info at skinnypancake.com.

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SL: One of our core values is transparency. We have the contract, and in order to close on that contract we need to go through a public process.

It’s meetings and permitting, and we’re hopeful that with community dialogue we can hear [peoples’] visions and values. A lot of that is laid out in the Mad River Valley plan. It’s, How do we create more economic vitality here?

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SD: Some purists tittered when you began contract brewing in Connecticut. How do you respond to that?

SL: I knew we’d get that criticism, but the whole idea of contract brewing is predicated on quality. If the quality of the beer and the profile doesn’t match what I’m making in Vermont, it’s not worth it to me. But they’re so spot-on in producing my beer. I’m proud to put my name on it. I feel great about it.

So if someone wants to make an arbitrary judgment, that’s their choice.

But it limits their enjoyment of things.

Two Roads has been essential to us even considering this investment. It’s millions of dollars to build even a modest production brewery.

SD: Tell me about the logistics of that relationship.

SL: At first, I worked with them every time they made the beer. It took five batches to dial in. Now I can just come in and sprinkle a little magic. My dad passed away right when I set that up, so it freed me to take a “sabeerical.” It was such a huge relief to be able to stop brewing for a while and know that I could still have a business.

SD: Many people are talking about growing and malting Vermont grain.

Do you see a future in that?

SL: On the intuition side, it seems like our climate is more promising for grain than hops, in terms of developing a crop that’s not too challenging for farmers to harvest and grow and get to a maltster.

But on the numbers side, the challenge is that only 5 percent of the world’s barley is suitable for malting.

My sense is that Peterson [Quality Malt, in Monkton] has been building their capacity. [Otter Creek brewmaster Mike Gerhart and I] worked with them on Double Dose [a collaboration beer].

They provided a ton — literally, a ton — of grain. And, down in Massachusetts, Valley Malt has been really successful at building their grain source.

SD: Thoughts on the so-called “Vermont IPA”?

SL: I think brewers make beer and other people come up with labels and categories for it.

So I don’t know if there’s a “Vermont IPA.” But some Vermont IPAs share similar qualities. They’re hazy and fresh and have these super-bright aromas — and they’re delicious.

SD: Backing up a little — how did you get into brewing?

SL: I started homebrewing as a UVM student in the early 1990s. A friend came to my apartment with homebrew.

food+drink I was like, Man, this is better than anything I can buy in the store. Next thing we knew, we were cooking up a batch in my apartment on Lafayette Place. It was a maple-wheat beer, because Vermont Pub & Brewery was making one and so was Catamount, so we kind of aspired to that.

SD: How has Vermont beer culture changed since then?

SL: Vermont’s led the way — the beers VPB and Catamount and Long Trail were making back in those days set the bar for excellence early on. Today, people are interested in more styles and in exploring flavors and aromas in so many ways. We didn’t even have that language back then.

And the laws have evolved. We changed the “8 percent law” [that capped alcohol content for salable beers at 7.9 percent] back in 2008. That opened a lot of doors for small brewers like me. When you can treat a beer like a bottle of wine, it makes it viable for a business to do that.

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SL: I’m excited to can our beers on-site and have a space dedicated to wood and barrels for aging clean beers with straight brewers’ yeast — and also funky beers. That’s not my area of expertise, so I’ll be bringing in new brewers who have that expertise. We’ll do more special projects.

And creating experiences for folks.

There’s a path right next to the brewery.

Take a walk with the naturalist on the Mad River Path, followed with a beer tasting at Lawson’s.

SD: And working with people, rather than brewing alone up in the hills?

SL: It’ll be collaboration every day instead of just on projects! We’ll be working as a team, building something together. Our goal is to attract and retain really great people, to pay a living wage.

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SL: I think there’s a lot of room for community-oriented breweries. If you can make a restaurant work, and you can make good beer, you can make a brewpub work. But it’s much tougher if you’re trying to put packaged product on retail shelves.

But every year we’re trying to fill a budget gap in the legislature. We’re hopeful that breweries can continue to be an economic driver and job creator for the state. It’s manufacturing. It’s this romantic idea that, at the end of the day, you’re making something. And then you get to crack open the beer. m

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SD: But there’s much to be gained.

SL: Right now it’s just Karen and I — we do everything in-house. OK, we have an accountant and an attorney. But the rest of the operation is just us.

We’ve got the Beer Guy — our wholesale distribution company, down at the Mad River Food hub. We use their trucks to distribute, which is also why our distribution is limited. But they’ve been key to the vision and success — for us and for our artisan producers and farmers who are trying to build the local food economy.

SD: Any important legislation pending in the Statehouse now?

SL: I’ve spent several days over at the legislature in a suit. If bill S.250 [“An act relating to alcoholic beverages”] passes, it’ll task the attorney general and Department of Liquor Control with reviewing, revising and modernizing Title 7, which [contains] all of the alcohol laws and statutes.

Those laws have been tinkered with every session since Prohibition, but the bones are from the post-Prohibition era. There are a lot of missing pieces for today’s beer-wine-spirits world. The DLC’s been very helpful in supporting businesses’ needs as the industry evolves and as laws conflict with common-sense principles because they’re outdated. That should happen next session.

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NEW BREWERY OPENS ON BURLINGTON WATERFRONT

Last Thursday, April 28, FOAM BREWERS quietly opened on Lake Street in Burlington. The event was broadcast solely by word of mouth, but dozens of local brewheads found their way to the former San Sai Japanese Restaurant space, where partners

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Brick walls, reclaimed barn boards and lacquered wood tables lend country-chic charm to the long, narrow space.

Called SIDEBAR, the new establishment is oriented toward a small stage in the back, which seems to invite local talent for intimate live performances.

“We wanted to create a cool after-work spot,” Chiaravelotti told Seven Days last week, standing in the bar prior to a Thursday-night soft opening. “We want it to be comfortable for people who may not want to be at a college dive.”

From the bar, 20 draft lines flow with Vermont and regional craft beers and ciders, along with four wines. Barkeep COURTNEY PRYCE is developing a cocktail program featuring a handful of signature sippers and six martinis, many made with local spirits and served in high-end glassware.

The food menu is still a work in progress, but Luangrath (who owned the pint-size HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY on Church Street until recently) says visitors can expect snacks such as pizzas, salads and wings. Look for a wide range of musical offerings, too, he adds: “It could be cool and intimate. Or, if we want to move out some tables, people could really get down in here.”

Shane Murley and the Apothecarians will provide the tunes when SideBar holds its grand-opening party on Friday, May 6.

strongest beer by far, at 8 percent ABV. “We want beers that’ll work for the outdoors at this time of year,” Haire says. “So we’re kind of brightening them up.”

Come winter, the brewer says, customers can expect darker offerings.

The brewery also offers super-tart kombucha — brewed at Haire’s forthcoming

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All of the partners are Vermont beer veterans — collectively, they’ve worked for decades at SWITCHBACK BREWING and MAGIC HAT BREWING. The opening draft list skewed light — in alcohol content and in color, flavor and body. The dry, multigrain Saison de Foam is a just-sour, hazy white brew with notes of citrus and pepper, while Easey Kesey is a bready wheat ale. Other drafts included a chewy German-style pilsner and the Froth, a big, round French-style saison. Two hoppier options were a bitter American pale ale, made with El Dorado and Chinook hops, and a big, juicy double IPA called Built to Spill — Foam’s

ing local cheeses (current offerings come from VON TRAPP FARMSTEAD, BLUE LEDGE FARM and SHELBURNE FARMS) and aged meats, including salumi, coppa and chorizo. As summer wears on, Foam’s owners plan to add lactofermented pickles and a more extensive morning menu. “We’re hoping to do brunch,” Casey says.

With brick walls, ample windows and soaring ceilings, the space (designed by builder Russ Bennett) feels open and primed for socializing.

Or dancing — Foam will feature live music.

Burlington-based Smooth Antics and Billy Dean & the Honor Roll will play a May 13 grand-opening party.

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COUNTRY LIVING IN WESTFORD Cute cape, new floors, paint, W/D. $1,700/ mo. + dep. 35 min. to Burlington. 878-7405, jfranz@sover.net.

NORTH HERO HOUSE RENTAL Cozy 920 sq.ft. secluded 1-BR house on east shore. Garage, carport, screenporch. $950/ mo.+ utils.,1-year lease, dep., refs., no pets.

John, 372-4862.

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PINECREST AT ESSEX 7 Joshua Way, Essex Jct. 2-BR, 1-BA unit.

Avail. Jun. 15. Incl. utils.

Underground parking, private balcony. $1,250/ mo. NS/pets. 872-9197 for a showing, or rrappold@coburnfeeley. com.

PINECREST AT ESSEX 2-BR/2-BA apts. 7 Joshua Way, Essex Jct. $1,315/mo. incl. utils., underground parking & private balcony.

Independent senior living, must be 55+ years of age. NS/pets.

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PINECREST AT ESSEX 7 Joshua Way, Essex Jct. 2-BR, 2-BA corner unit avail. Avail. Jun. 1.

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BOND SALE NOTICE ° e undersigned will receive sealed bids at the office of the SuperintenANDY’S MOUNTAIN training. Individualized, dent of the Chittenden MUSIC step-by-step approach.

South Supervisory Union Affordable, accessibleUntitled-4 1 4/11/16 12:53 PM All ages, styles, levels. in Shelburne, Vermont instruction in guitar, Rick Belford, 864-7195, until ten o’clock (10:00 mandolin, banjo, more. rickb@rickbelford.com.

EST) in the forenoon of All ages/skill levels/ ° ursday, May 12, 2016, interests welcomed!

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Paul payable semi-annually Bass Player Magazine Asbell (Unknown Blues on December 1 and June and more. 598-8861, Band, Kilimanjaro, UVM 1 of each year, comarambedrosian.com, & Middlebury College mencing December 1, lessons@arambedrofaculty).

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be payable at such place as the registered holder may designate. Bids will be submitted only in the face amount of the bond without discount or premium. Right is reserved to reject any all bids. Approving legal opinion of Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC of Montpelier, Vermont, will be furnished to the purchaser free of charge. ° e bond will be issued in registered form, both as to interest and principal. ° e bond will be designated a “bank qualified obligation” under Section 265(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. In the opinion of counsel, interest paid on the bond is not included in gross income of the recipient thereof for present federal and Vermont income tax purposes.

Interested persons are advised that the District has not prepared nor disseminated an official statement, offering memorandum or other disclosure materials with respect to the issuance and sale of the bond. ° e District has not applied for nor received a credit rating or any form of credit enhancement with respect to the issuance and sale of the bond, nor has it engaged an underwriter or financial advisor, nor has it undertaken any commitment to make post-issuance disclosure of material events under Securities Exchange Commission Rule 15c212(b)(5).

Address sealed bids to the undersigned marked “Proposal for Bond.”

Dated: April 19, 2016 (s) Robert A. Mason Robert A. Mason, COO Chittenden South Supervisory Union 5420 Shelburne Road Suite 300 Shelburne, VT 054826895 802-383-1215 802-383-1242(fax) BOND SALE NOTICE ° e undersigned will receive sealed bids at the office of the Superintendent of the Chittenden South Supervisory Union in Shelburne, Vermont until ten o’clock (10:00 EST) in the forenoon of ° ursday, May 12, 2016, for the purchase of all but no part of the Nine Million Two Hundred Fifty ° ousand Dollar ($9,250,000) public school building improvement bond of the Shelburne Town School District, which bond shall be dated June 1, 2016, principal payable in twenty (20) annual installments of $462,500 each on June 1 of each year, commencing June 1, 2018 through June 1, 2037, with interest payable semi-annually on December 1 and June 1 of each year, commencing December 1, 2016, and semi-annually thereafter through June 1, 2037. ° ereafter, at a regular meeting of the Board of School Directors of the Shelburne Town School District to be held at

seven o’clock (7:00 EST) in the afternoon of Tuesday, May 17, 2016, such bids will be opened and considered.

Right is reserved to prepay the bond in full without premium or penalty. ° e bond will be payable at such place as the registered holder may designate. Bids will be submitted only in the face amount of the bond without discount or premium. Right is reserved to reject any or all bids. Approving legal opinion of Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer, PC of Montpelier, Vermont, will be furnished to the purchaser free of charge. ° e bond will be issued in registered form, both as to interest and principal. ° e bond will be designated a “bank qualified obligation” under Section 265(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. In the opinion of counsel, interest paid on the bond is not included in gross income of the recipient thereof for present federal and Vermont income tax purposes.

Interested persons are advised that the District has not prepared nor disseminated an official statement, offering memorandum or other disclosure materials with respect to the issuance and sale of the bond. ° e District has not applied for nor received a credit rating or any form of credit enhancement with respect to the issuance and sale of the bond, nor has it engaged an underwriter

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(s) Robert A. Mason Robert A. Mason, COO Chittenden South Supervisory Union 5420 Shelburne Road Suite 300 Shelburne, VT 054826895 802-383-1215 802-383-1242(fax) BMason@cssu.org LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF BURLINGTON ONE-YEAR ACTION PLAN The Ci y of Burlington is soliciting input on housing and community development needs in connection with the development and activities of its 2016 One-Year Action Plan for Housing & Community Development, as part of federal requirements under 24 CFR Part 91.105 for planning and allocation of federal funds from CDBG, HOME and other HUD

administered programs.

The Ci y anticipates receiving $724,881 in CDBG funds and $381,857 in HOME funds to support housing, community and economic development activities. The Ci y will also amend the 2014 Action Plan by allocating $19,421 of HOME funds for CHDO(Community Housing Development Organization) operating and $58,264.20 of CHDO Reserve funds to eligible activities at Champlain Housing Trust, our local CHDO. The Ci y will also amend the 2015 Action Plan by cancelling this CDBG activity, Nurse Family Partnership, for $42,570. Funds will be allocated per the Citizen Participation Plan.

On Monday, May 16, 2016, at 7:00 pm, there will be a Public Hearing before the Burlington City Council to hear comments on housing and community development needs, the draft One-Year Action Plan and on the funding recommendations of the CDBG Advisory Board, which serve as the basis for the One-Year Action Plan. The Action Plan and Advisory Board’s recommendations are available online at www. burlingtonvt.gov/CEDO.

The public is encouraged to review the Plan and funding recommendations, attend the Public Hearing, and comment.

Written comments will also be accepted on the Plan through the close of business on June 3, at the Community & Economic Development Office, 149 Church Street, Room 32, City Hall, Burlington, VT 05401 or mesbjerg@burlingtonvt. gov.

For more information, or information on alternative access, contact Marcy Esbjerg, Community & Economic Development Office, at 865-7171.

NOTICE OF ENACTMENT OF AMENDMENTS TO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD), acting by and through its Board of Commissioners pursuant to the District’s Charter, 10 VSA Chapter 159 and 24 VSA Chapter 59, enacted amendments to the Solid Waste Management Ordinance (SWMO) on April 27, 2016.

Purpose of Solid Waste Management Ordinance The SWMO is enacted for the purpose of promot-

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ing the health, safety, and general welfare of the District, its member municipalities and their inhabitants, and the general community; to regulate the management of solid waste within the District; to require separation of certain materials from solid waste destined for disposal; to facilitate the adequate provision of solid waste services such that the generators of solid waste pay costs that reflect the real costs to society of the management of solid waste; to establish fees for services provided by the District to manage solid waste; to regulate waste disposal practices that pose a concern to the public health and welfare and the environment; to fulfi l the District’s responsibilities under 24 VSA § 2202a; to implement and further the District’s Solid Waste Management Plan and the State’s Solid Waste Management Plan; and to provide for the efficient, economical, and environmentally sound management of solid waste.

List of Section Headings The section headings of the SWMO are as follows:

Purpose and Title, Defini tions, Regulation of Solid Waste, Licensing, Public Safety, Illegal Disposal, Open Fires and Incinerators, Solid Waste Management Fee, Payment of Fees Due the District, Recordkeeping and Inspections, Penalties, Enforcement and Remedies, Powers of the District General Manager, and Miscellaneous.

Summary of Amendments 1) Ban non-asbestos asphalt shingles, unpainted/unstained plywood, and unpainted/ unstained oriented strand board from disposal effective July 1, 2016. Remove the de minimis amount for scrap metal.

2) Include the newly banned materials in the list of construction materials that can be commingled and not required to be aggregated separately if delivered to a construction and demolition debris (C&D) recycling facility.

3) Clarify that certain banned materials must be reused or recycled.

4) Reduce by 75% the Solid Waste Management Fee (SWMF) assessed on C&D fines, derived from the processing of mixed C&D for

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5) Clarify what body of the District approves requests for exemptions or partial exemptions of the SWMF. 6) Clarify that the 10% recycling residual allowance is intended for materials sent to recycling end markets not sorting facilities.

7) Amend the definition of “inert materials” and the SWMF exemptions affected by the change.

Right to Petition for Special Vote Under 24 VSA §1973, the qualified oters of the District have the right to petition for a vote on the question of disapproving the amendments to the SWMO. A petition for a vote must be signed by not less than 5% of the qualified oters of CSWD, and presented to CSWD’s Board of Commissioners within 44 days of the date of the adoption of the amendment (by June 11, 2016).

Unless a petition is filed, the amendments will become effective July 1, 2016.

For More Information To obtain more information, contact Nancy Plunkett at 872-8100, x222 or at the address

below. A copy of the SWMO is available for inspection at CSWD, 1021 Redmond Rd, Williston, VT 05495 and at www. cswd.net.

SOLIDNOTICE OF SALE According to the terms and conditions of a Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure by Judicial Sale (the Order) in the matter of Vermont Housing Finance Agency v.

Jennifer P. Barnes (nka Jennifer P. Miner), Tafts Farms Village Condominium Association II and Any Tenants Residing at 80 Seth Circle, Williston, VT, Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Unit Civil Division, Docket No. 257-3-15 Cncv, foreclosing a mortgage given by Jennifer P. Barnes (nka Jennifer P. Miner) to Chittenden Trust Co. dba Mortgage Service Center dated August 15, 2001 and recorded in Volume 307, Page 628 of the Williston Land Records (the Mortgage) presently held by Plaintiff Vermont Housing Finance Agency for the purpose of foreclosing the Mortgage for breach of the conditions of the Mortgage, the real estate with an E-911 address of 80 Seth Circle, Williston, Vermont (the Property) will be sold at public auction at 1:00

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The Prope ty to be sold is all and the same land and premises described in the Mortgage, and further described as follows: All and the same lands and premises conveyed to Jennifer P. Barnes (nka Jennifer P. Miner)

by Warranty Deed of Stuart W. Codding dated August 15, 2001 and recorded in Volume 124, Page 520 of the Williston land records. Being Condominium Unit No. 80 in Tafts Farms Village Condominium II as numbered and further described and depicted in the Declaration of Condominiums of Tafts Farms Village Condominium II dated December 19, 1999 and recorded on December 20, 1999 in Misc. Volume 24, Pages 413-470 of the Williston land records, and the Exhibits incorporated therein, including Floor Plans recorded at Map Volume 11, Page 58 of the Williston land records, together with an undivided interest in the Common Areas and Facilities as set forth in the Declaration.. The

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Property may be subject to easements, rights-ofway and other interests of record Terms of Sale: ˜ e Property will be sold to the highest bidder, who will pay $10,000.00 at sale in cash, certified, treasurers or cashiers check made payable to ˜ omas Hirchak Company (or by wire transfer, if arrangements for wire transfer are made in advance, confirmation of wire transfer is available before commencement of sale and bidder pays additional fees required for wire transfer), will pay the remaining balance of 10% of the highest bid to ˜ omas Hirchak Company within five (5) calendar days of the sale and will pay the balance of the highest bid price within fifteen (15) days of the issuance of an Order of Confirmation by the Vermont Superior Court. ˜ e successful bidder will be required to sign a Purchase Agreement.

Copies are available by calling the telephone number below. If the successful bidder fails to complete the purchase of the Property as required by the Agreement, the $10,000.00 deposit will be forfeited to Plaintiff. ˜ e Property is sold AS IS and the successful bidder is required to purchase the Property whether or not the Property is in compliance with local, state or federal land use laws, regulations or permits.

Title to the Property will be conveyed without warranties by Order of Confirmation. ˜ is sale is exempt from federal lead based hazards disclosure. 24 CFR Section 35.82.

Redemption Benefits of Mortgagor: ˜ e mortgagor is entitled to redeem the Property at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the Mortgage, including the costs and expenses of sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at ˜ omas Hirchak Company,

NOTICE OF SELF STORAGE LIEN SALE BURLINGTON SELF STORAGE 1825 SHELBURNE RD SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT 05403 Notice is hereby given that the contents of the self storage unit listed below will be sold at public auction by sealed bid.

Name of Occupant/Storage Unit Veale #80 Auction will take place on Friday, May 27, beginning at 11:00am at Burlington Self Storage (BSS), 1825 Shelburne Road, South Burlington, VT 05403.

Units will be opened for viewing immediately prior to auction. Sale shall be by sealed bid to the highest bidder.

Contents of entire storage unit will be sold as one lot. ˜ e winning bid must remove all contents from the facility at no cost to BSS. BSS reserves the right to reject any bid lower that the amount owed by the occupant.

STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 732-7-15 CNCV NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC v.

CYNTHIA E. FRANTZ, ESQ., ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF DOUGLAS P. DESJARDINS AND TREETOP CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. OCCUPANTS OF 3 BAYBERRY LANE, UNIT 3, 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 April 12, 2016 in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given

by Douglas P. Desjardins to Coldwell Banker Mortgage, dated April 22, 2011 and recorded in Book 1004 Page 10 of

the land records of the City of South Burlington, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of the following Assignments of Mortgage from (1) Assignment of Mortgage from Coldwell Banker Mortgage to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. dated October 26, 2011 and recorded in Book 1044 Page 241, (2) Assignment of Mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. to PHH Mortgage Corporation dated August 25, 2014 and recorded in Book 1232 Page 230, (3) Assignment of Mortgage from PHH Mortgage Corporation to Nationstar Mortgage, LLC dated April 17, 2015 and recorded in Book 1264 Page 54, all of the land records of the City of South Burlington, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 3 Bayberry Lane, Unit 3, South Burlington, Vermont on May 27, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Carolynn Lee Erwin by Warranty Deed of Danny Huang and Elaine Huang dated June 3, 2005 and recorded in Volume 712, Page 369 of the City of South Burlington land records and being more particularly described in part therein as follows: Unit No. 3 of the Treetop Condominium situated at Kennedy Drive, South Burlington, Vermont, which condominium was established by Declaration of Condominium of Investors Corporation of Vermont dated May 8, 1978 and recorded in Volume 143, Page 15 of the land records of the City of South Burlington. ˜ e property is known and designated as 3 Bayberry Lane. ˜ e property herein conveyed is depicted on a lot plan entitled “Treetop, South Burlington, Vermont, dated September, 1977 and recorded in Volume 105 on Page 85 of said Land Records. ˜ e location of the unit herein conveyed and its floor plan are depicted on plans entitled “Exhibit B-Unit Plans” and “Exhibit C-Floor Plans” recorded in Volume 107, Page 166 of said Land Records.

˜ is conveyance includes an undivided 2.6614 percent interest in the Common Areas and Facilities described in the aforementioned Declaration of Condominium. By signing this deed, the within Grantees consent to the modification of this percentage interest pursuant to Article IV of said Declaration.

Should section 1(b) of the Development Area be annexed to the Condominium, then the undivided percentage interest in the Common Areas and Facilities of the within Grantees or their heirs, successors, and assigns will be 1.5890, and should Section 1(c) be annexed to the Condominium, then the undivided percentage interest in the Common Areas and Facilities of the within Grantees or their heirs, successors, and assigns will be 1.0370.

Included in this conveyance is an undivided interest in one of a maximum of 188 memberships in Treetop Park Association, Inc., a non-profit corporation formed by Investors Corporation of Vermont, to own, operate, and maintain the park and recreational facilities depicted on the aforementioned Lot Plan.

Said membership shall be appurtenant to, and nonseverable from, the unit herein conveyed. ˜ e property is known and designated as 3 Bayberry Lane, South Burlington, Vermont.

Property ID: 0160-00003 Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description. ˝ Terms˝of˝sale:˝Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid in cash, certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. ˜ e balance of the purchase price shall be paid in cash, certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within thirty (30) days after the date of sale.

˜ e 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 21, 2016 By: /S/ Bozena Wysocki, Esq. Bozena Wysocki, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 STATE OF VERMONT LAMOILLE UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 123-4-09 LECV U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR TO LASALLE BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-FF2 v.

JAMES BRUNELL AND KELLY BRUNELL, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”) AND AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN A DIVISION OF NATIONAL CITY BANK ANDOCCUPANTS OF 1663 VT RT 100C, Johnson, 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 December 30, 2014 in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by James Brunell and Kelly Brunell to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for First Franklin a division of National City Bank, dated December 29, 2006 and recorded in Book 114 Page 372 of the land records of the Town of Johnson, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of the following: (1) Assignment of Mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for First Franklin a division of National City Bank to Bank of America, National Association as successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for First Franklin Mort-

gage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-FF2 dated March 12, 2009 and recorded in Book 122 Page 185 of the land records of the Town of Johnson and (2) Purchase Agreement among Bank of America, N.A., Bank of America (GSS) Limited, Bank of America National Trust Delaware, U.S. Bank National Association, Elavon Financial Services Limited and U.S. Bank Trust National Association, pursuant to which U.S. Bank acquired Bank of America’s securitization trust administration business and the loan was transferred from Bank of America, National Association as successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-FF2 to U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee to Bank of America, N.A., as Successor to LaSalle Bank, N.A., as Trustee For ˜ e Holders of the Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan AssetBacked Certificates, Series 2007-FF2, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 1663 VT RT 100C, Johnson, Vermont on May 26, 2016 at 11:00 am all and singular the premises described in said mortgage To wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Fred S. Hunter by the Limited Warranty Deed of Vermont Housing Finance Agency dated December 7, 1993 and of record in Book 70, Pages 295-296 of the Johnson Land Records. ˜ is property is located on both the Northerly and Southerly sides of Vermont Route 100 C and is shown on sheets one and two of a survey entitled “Total Station Survey for Fred S. Hunter South Side of V.T. Rte. 100C, Johnson, Vermont” prepared by David J. Peatman, licensed land surveyor, dated February 20, 2006 and the be filed in the Johnson Land Records in connection with this conveyance.

Subject to restrictions, reservations, easements, covenants, oil, gas or mineral rights of record, if any.

Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in

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

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid in cash, certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. ˜ e balance of the purchase price shall be paid in cash, certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within thirty (30) days after the date of sale. ˜ e 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 26, 2016 By: /S/ Bozena Wysocki, Esq. Bozena Wysocki, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN UNIT CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO. 318-3-15 CNCV CIT Bank, N.A. f/k/a OneWest Bank, N.A., Plaintiff v.

Bruce E. Donovan, Administrator of the Estate of Regina A. Gay a/k/a Regina Gay,United States of America, Secretary of Housing & Urban Development, Midland Funding, LLC and Occupants residing at 415 Flynn Avenue, Burlington, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Regina A. Gay a/k/a Regina Gay to Unity Mortgage Corporation d/b/a ˜ e Reverse Mortgage Company dated November 17, 1997 and recorded in Volume 578, Page 149, which mortgage was assigned to OneWest Bank, N.A. n/k/a CIT Bank, N.A., by an instrument dated February 23, 2012 and recorded on March 5, 2012

in Volume 1165, Page 566 of the Land Records of the City of Burlington, 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 9:00 A.M. on May 24, 2016, at 415 Flynn Avenue, Burlington, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Edward A. Gay and Regina E. Gay a/k/a Regina Gay by Warranty Deed of Arnold E. Barron and Evelyn E. Baron, dated June 15, 1959, of record in Volume 158, Page 426 of the Land Records of the City of Burlington.

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. ˜ e sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the City of Burlington. ˜ e sale is also subject to post-sale redemption rights of the United States of America Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. ˜ e 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 or inquire at Lobe, Fortin, Rees & Cykon, 30 Kimball Avenue, Ste. 307, South Burlington, VT 05403, (802) 6609000. ˜ is sale may be cancelled at any time prior to the scheduled sale date without prior notice.

Dated at South Burlington, Vermont this 19th day of April, 2016.

CIT Bank, N.A. f/k/a OneWest Bank, N.A. /s/ Corey J. Fortin, Esq. Lobe, Fortin, Rees & Cykon, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 307 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN UNIT CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO. 681-6-14 CNCV ˜ e Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a ˜ e Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificateholders

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Anthony J. Sineni aka Anthony Sineni aka Anthony J. Sineni, III, Mongeon Bay Properties, LLC, Malletts Bay Homeowner Association, Inc., East Lakeshore Drive Septic, LLC, Michael J. Di Vincenzo, P & P Septic Service, Inc. and Occupants residing at 913 East Lakeshore Drive, Colchester, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE

Corporation to The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New ork, as Trustee for the Certifi cateholders CWALT, Inc. Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OC7, Mortgage Pass-Through Ce tifi cates, Series 2006-OC7 by an instrument dated September 6, 2012 and recorded on February 28, 2012 in Volume 722, Page 371 of the Land Records of the Town of Colchester, 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 10:15 A.M. on May 24, 2016, at 913 East Lakeshore Drive, Colchester, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage:

453, Page 396 of the Colchester Land Records.

A building or camp known as “Camp Geneva” and which camp is located on the south side of the shores of Lake Champlain at Malletts Bay in the Town of Colchester and located on the north side of the highway leading from Clarey’s to Colchester Center and which camp is located on the west side of “Camp Kildare”, so-called.

Also, all right and title which I have into a written lease between the Mongeon Bay Properties, LLC and the Mallets Bay Homeowners Association, Inc.

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 Colchester.

By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Anthony J. Sineni aka Anthony Sineni aka To Wit: Anthony J. Sineni, III and The leasehold estate Mongeon Bay Propercreated by the Lease ties, LLC to Mortgage executed by Ernest Electronic RegistraA. Mongeon, et al., as tion Systems, Inc., as lessee dated 3/26/46, Nominee for Merrimack recorded in Book 4, Mortgage Company, Inc. Page 184, demising and The mo tgagor is a Massachusetts Corpoleasing for a term of entitled to redeem the ration dated February years, described subject premises at any time 7, 2006 and recorded in property, to wit: prior to the sale by payVolume 551, Page 348, ing the full amount due which mortgage was Being all and the same under the mortgage, assigned from Mortgage premises conveyed to including the costs and Electronic RegistraAnthony J. Sineni, III by expenses of the sale. tion Systems, Inc., as Warranty Deed of Warren Nominee for Merrimack L. Bills dated 7/21/03 Other terms to be Mortgage Company, and of record in Volume announced at the sale Inc. a Massachusetts or inquire Lobe, Using the enclosed math operations as a guide, fillatthe grid

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Dated at South Burlington, Vermont this 11th day of April, 2016.

The Bank of New ork Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificateholders CWALT, Inc. Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OC7, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-OC7 /s/ Corey J. By: Fortin Corey J. Fortin, Esq. Lobe, Fortin, Rees & Cykon, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 307 South Burlington, VT 05403 Attorney for Plaintiff

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WARNING POLICY ADOPTION HINESBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT The Board of School Directors gives public notice of its intent to adopt local district policies dealing with the following at its regular meeting scheduled May 17, 2016: F1 Student Conduct and Discipline F21 Weapons Policy Copies of the above policies may be obtained for public review at the Office of the Human Resources Dept. in Shelburne, VT. WARNING POLICY ADOPTION SHELBURNE SCHOOL DISTRICT The Board of School Directors gives public notice of its intent to adopt local district policies dealing with the following at its regular meeting scheduled May 17, 2016: F1 Student Conduct and Discipline F21 Weapons Policy Copies of the above policies may be obtained for public review at the Office of the Human Resources Dept. in Shelburne, VT. WARNING POLICY ADOPTION WILLISTON SCHOOL DISTRICT The Board of School Directors gives public notice of its intent to adopt local district policies dealing with the following at its regular meeting scheduled May 17, 2016: F1 Student Conduct and Discipline F21 Weapons Policy Copies of the above

policies may be obtained for public review at the Office of the Human Resources Dept. in Shelburne, VT. WARNING SPECIAL MEETING CHARLOTTE TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT The legal oters of the Charlotte Town School District are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Charlotte Central School multi-purpose room in said Town of Charlotte on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 between the hours of 7:00 a.m., at which time the polls will open, and 7:00 p.m., at which time the polls will close, to vote by Australian ballot on the following articles.

Article I: Shall the Charlotte Town School District, which the State Board of Education has found necessary to include in the proposed unified union school district, join with the school districts of Champlain Valley Union High School, Hinesburg, Shelburne, and Williston, which the State Board of Education has found necessary to include in the proposed unified union school district, and the St. George School District, which the State Board of Education has found advisable to include in the proposed unified union school district, for the purpose of forming a unified union school district to be named the Champlain Valley School District, as provided in Title 16, Vermont Statutes Annotated, upon the following conditions and agreements:

(a) Grades. The unifie union school district will offer pre-kindergarten through grade twelve education to all of the students in the unified union school district. (b) Board of School Directors. The unifie district board of school directors will be closely proportional to the fraction that its population bears in the aggregate population of the unified union school district. The initial composition of the unified union school district board of directors will be based upon the 2010 Federal Census, and shall be recalculated promptly following the release of each subsequent decennial census.

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WILLISTON, VT 05495, WILL BE SOLD ON MAY 19TH 2016 TO SATISFY THE DEBT OF JOHN CASEY. Any person claiming a right to the goods may pay the amount claimed due and reasonable expenses before the sale, in which case the sale may not occur.

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STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN UNIT PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 158-2-16CNPR In re estate of Geraldine M. Mills NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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Article II: To elect two (2) school directors from the nominees to serve on the school board of the proposed unified union school district board from the date of the organizational meeting for the following terms:

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One (1) school director for a four-year term. ˜ e legal voters of the Charlotte Town School District are further notified that voter qualification, registration, absentee voting and voting procedures relative to said special meeting shall be as provided in Chapters 43, 51, and 55 of Title 17, Vermont Statutes Annotated.

Dated this 3rd day of May, 2016 at Hinesburg, Vermont.

Mark McDermott, Chairperson Clyde E. Baldwin, Director Erik Beal, Director Jeffrey Martin, Director Susan Nostrand, Director Received for record this 4th day of May, 2016 at Charlotte, Vermont.

Mary Mead, Charlotte Town Clerk

WARNING SPECIAL MEETING HINESBURG TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT ˜ e legal voters of the Hinesburg Town School District are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Hinesburg Town Hall in said Town of Hinesburg on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 between the hours of 7:00 a.m., at which time the polls will open, and 7:00 p.m., at which time the polls will close, to vote by Australian ballot on the following articles.

Article I: Shall the Hinesburg Town School District, which the State Board of Education has found necessary to include in the proposed unified union school district, join with the school districts of Champlain Valley Union High School, Charlotte, Shelburne, and Williston, which the State Board of Education has found necessary to include in the proposed unified union school district, and the St. George School District, which the State Board of Education has found advisable to include in the proposed unified union school district, for the purpose of forming a unified union school district to be named the Champlain Valley School District, as provided in Title 16, Vermont Statutes Annotated, upon the following conditions and agreements: (a) Grades. ˜ e unified union school district will offer pre-kindergarten through grade twelve education to all of the students in the unified union school district. (b) Board of School Directors. ˜ e unified district board of school directors will be closely proportional to the fraction that its population bears in the aggregate population of the unified union school district. ˜ e initial composition of the unified union school district board of directors will be based upon the 2010 Federal Census, and shall be recalculated promptly following the release of each subsequent decennial census.

Each forming school district shall have at least one representative on the board. Subject to the previous sentence, each proportionality calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole number. (c) Assumption of debts and ownership of school property. ˜ e unified union school

district shall assume the indebtedness of forming districts; assume all operating deficits and/ or surpluses or reserve funds of the forming districts; acquire and pay for the school properties of member districts; all as specifically identified and provided for in Articles 7 and 8 in the Final Report. (d) Final Report. ˜ e provisions of the Final Report approved by the State Board of Education on April 19, 2016, which is on file in the Town Clerk’s office, shall govern the unified union school district.

Article II: To elect two (2) school directors from the nominees to serve on the school board of the proposed unified union school district board from the date of the organizational meeting for the following terms: One (1) school director for a three-year term.

One (1) school director for a four-year term. ˜ e legal voters of the Hinesburg Town School District are further notified that voter qualification, registration, absentee voting and voting procedures relative to said special meeting shall be as provided in Chapters 43, 51, and 55 of Title 17, Vermont Statutes Annotated.

Dated this 3rd day of May, 2016 at Hinesburg, Vermont.

Keith A. Roberts, Chair William H. Baker III, Director Shayla Livingston, Director Colleen T. MacKinnon, Director Stacy E. Riley, Director Received for record this 4th day of May, 2016 at Hinesburg, Vermont.

Melissa Ross, Hinesburg Town Clerk WARNING SPECIAL MEETING SHELBURNE TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT ˜ e legal voters of the Shelburne Town School District are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Shelburne Municipal Offices in said Town of Shelburne on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 between the hours of 7:00 a.m., at which time the polls will open, and 7:00 p.m., at which time the polls will close, to vote by Australian ballot on the following articles.

Article I: Shall the Shelburne Town School District, which the State Board of Education has found necessary to include in the proposed unified union school district, join with the school districts of Champlain Valley Union High School, Charlotte, Hinesburg, and Williston, which the State Board of Education has found necessary to include in the proposed unified union school district, and the St. George School District, which the State Board of Education has found advisable to include in the proposed unified union school district, for the purpose of forming a unified union school district to be named the Champlain Valley School District, as provided in Title 16, Vermont Statutes Annotated, upon the following conditions and agreements: (a) Grades. ˜ e unified union school district will offer pre-kindergarten through grade twelve education to all of the students in the unified union school district. (b) Board of School Directors. ˜ e unified district board of school directors will be closely proportional to the fraction that its population bears in the aggregate population of the unified union school district. ˜ e initial composition of the unified union school district board of directors will be based upon the 2010 Federal Census, and shall be recalculated promptly following the release of each subsequent decennial census.

Each forming school district shall have at least one representative on the board. Subject to the previous sentence, each proportionality calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole number. (c) Assumption of debts and ownership of school property. ˜ e unified union school district shall assume the indebtedness of forming districts; assume all operating deficits and/ or surpluses or reserve funds of the forming districts; acquire and pay for the school properties of member districts; all as specifically identified and provided for in Articles 7 and 8 in the Final Report. (d) Final Report. ˜ e provisions of the Final Report approved by the State Board of Education on April 19, 2016, which is on file in the Town Clerk’s office, shall govern the

unified union school district.

Article II: To elect three (3) school directors from the nominees to serve on the school board of the proposed unified union school district board from the date of the organizational meeting for the following terms: One (1) school director for a two-year term.

One (1) school director for a three-year term.

One (1) school director for a four-year term. ˜ e legal voters of the Shelburne Town School District are further notified that voter qualification, registration, absentee voting and voting procedures relative to said special meeting shall be as provided in Chapters 43, 51, and 55 of Title 17, Vermont Statutes Annotated.

Dated this 3rd day of May, 2016 at Hinesburg, Vermont.

David Connery, Chair Robert M. Finn, Jr., Director Katherine D. Stockman, Director Tim Williams, Director Matthew B. Wormser, Director Received for record this 4th day of May, 2016 at Shelburne, Vermont.

Colleen Haag, Shelburne Town Clerk WARNING SPECIAL MEETING ST. GEORGE TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT ˜ e legal voters of the St. George Town School District are hereby notified and warned to meet at the St. George Town Hall in said Town of St. George on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 between the hours of 7:00 a.m., at which time the polls will open, and 7:00 p.m., at which time the polls will close, to vote by Australian ballot on the following articles.

Article I: Shall the St. George Town School District, which the State Board of Education has found advisable to include in the proposed unified union school district, join with the school districts of Champlain Valley Union High School, Charlotte, Hinesburg, Shelburne, and Williston, which the State Board of Education has found necessary to include in the proposed

unified union school district, for the purpose of forming a unified union school district to be named the Champlain Valley School District, as provided in Title 16, Vermont Statutes Annotated, upon the following conditions and agreements: (a) Grades. ˜ e unified union school district will offer pre-kindergarten through grade twelve education to all of the students in the unified union school district. (b) Board of School Directors. ˜ e unified district board of school directors will be closely proportional to the fraction that its population bears in the aggregate population of the unified union school district. ˜ e initial composition of the unified union school district board of directors will be based upon the 2010 Federal Census, and shall be recalculated promptly following the release of each subsequent decennial census.

Each forming school district shall have at least one representative on the board. Subject to the previous sentence, each proportionality calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole number. (c) Assumption of debts and ownership of school property. ˜ e unified union school district shall assume the indebtedness of forming districts; assume all operating deficits and/ or surpluses or reserve funds of the forming districts; acquire and pay for the school properties of member districts; all as specifically identified and provided for in Articles 7 and 8 in the Final Report. (d) Final Report. ˜ e provisions of the Final Report approved by the State Board of Education on April 19, 2016, which is on file in the Town Clerk’s office, shall govern the unified union school district.

Article II: To elect one (1) school director from the nominees to serve on the school board of the proposed unified union school district board from the date of the organizational meeting for the following terms: One (1) school director for a three-year term. ˜ e legal voters of the St. George Town School District are further notified that voter qualification, registration, absentee voting and voting procedures relative

to said special meeting shall be as provided in Chapters 43, 51, and 55 of Title 17, Vermont Statutes Annotated.

Dated this 3rd day of May, 2016 at Hinesburg, Vermont.

Kelly A. Bowen, Chair Eric Hunter, Director Carol Blakely, Director Received for record this 4th day of May, 2016 at St. George, Vermont.

April Pillsbury, St. George Town Clerk WARNING SPECIAL MEETING WILLISTON TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT ˜ e legal voters of the Williston Town School District are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Williston Old Brick Church in said Town of Williston on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 between the hours of 7:00 a.m., at which time the polls will open, and 7:00 p.m., at which time the polls will close, to vote by Australian ballot on the following articles.

Article I: Shall the Williston Town School District, which the State Board of Education has found necessary to include in the proposed unified union school district, join with the school districts of Champlain Valley Union High School, Charlotte, Hinesburg, and Shelburne, which the State Board of Education has found necessary to include in the proposed unified union school district, and the St. George School District, which the State Board of Education has found advisable to include in the proposed unified union school district, for the purpose of forming a unified union school district to be named the Champlain Valley School District, as provided in Title 16, Vermont Statutes Annotated, upon the following conditions and agreements: (a) Grades. ˜ e unified union school district will offer pre-kindergarten through grade twelve education to all of the students in the unified union school district. (b) Board of School Directors. ˜ e unified district board of school directors will be closely proportional to the fraction that its population bears in the aggregate population of the unified union school district. ˜ e initial composition of the unified union school

district board of directors will be based upon the 2010 Federal Census, and shall be recalculated promptly following the release of each subsequent decennial census.

Each forming school district shall have at least one representative on the board. Subject to the previous sentence, each proportionality calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole number. (c) Assumption of debts and ownership of school property. ˜ e unified union school district shall assume the indebtedness of forming districts; assume all operating deficits and/ or surpluses or reserve funds of the forming districts; acquire and pay for the school properties of member districts; all as specifically identified and provided for in Articles 7 and 8 in the Final Report. (d) Final Report. ˜ e provisions of the Final Report approved by the State Board of Education on April 19, 2016, which is on file in the Town Clerk’s office, shall govern the unified union school district.

Article II: To elect four (4) school directors from the nominees to serve on the school board of the proposed unified union school district board from the date of the organizational meeting for the following terms: Two (2) school director for a two-year term.

One (1) school director for a three-year term.

One (1) school director for a four-year term. ˜ e legal voters of the Williston Town School District are further notified that voter qualification, registration, absentee voting and voting procedures relative to said special meeting shall be as provided in Chapters 43, 51, and 55 of Title 17, Vermont Statutes Annotated.

Dated this 3rd day of May, 2016 at Hinesburg, Vermont.

Kevin Mara, Chair Joshua Diamond, Director Karen F. Maklad, Director Amanda Marvin, Director Brendan McMahon, Director Received for record this 4th day of May, 2016 at Williston, Vermont.

Deborah Beckett, Williston Town Clerk

CELEBRATE RECOVERY Overcome any hurt, habit or hangup in your life! ˜ is confidential 12-Step recovery program puts faith in Jesus Christ at the heart of healing. We offer multiple support groups for both men & women, such as chemical dependency, codependency, sexual addiction & pornography, food issues, & overcoming abuse. All 18+ are welcome; sorry, no childcare. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; we begin at 7 p.m. Essex Alliance Church, 37 Old Stage Rd., Essex. Info: recovery@essexalliance.org, 878-8213.

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CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS CoDA is a 12-step fellowship for people whose common purpose is to develop healthy & fulfilling relationships. By actively working the program of Codependents Anonymous, we can realize a new joy, acceptance & serenity in our lives. Call for time and location. Tom, 238-3587, coda.org.

COMING OFF PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATION MUTUAL SUPPORT GROUP ˜ rough sharing experiences and resources, this group will provide support to individuals interested in coming off psychiatric medications, those in the process of psychiatric medication withdrawal or anyone looking for a space to explore their choices around psychiatric medication use. ˜ e group is also open to those supporting an individual in psychiatric medication withdrawal.

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FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THOSE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS ˜ is support group is a dedicated meeting for family, friends and community members who are supporting a loved one through a mental health crisis. Mental health crisis might include extreme states, psychosis, depression, anxiety and other types of distress. ˜ e group is a confidential space where family and friends can discuss shared experiences and receive support in an environment free of judgment and stigma with a trained facilitator. Weekly on Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. Downtown Burlington. Info: Jess Horner, LICSW, 866-218-8586.

FCA FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP Families coping with addiction (FCA) is an open community peer support group for adults 18 & over struggling with the drug or alcohol addiction of a loved one.

FCA is not 12-step based but provides a forum for those living this experience to develop personal coping skills & draw strength from one another. Weekly on Wed., 5:30-6:30 p.m. Turning Point Center, corner of Bank St., Burlington. (Across from parking garage, above bookstore). thdaub1@gmail.com.

G.R.A.S.P. (GRIEF RECOVERY AFTER A SUBSTANCE PASSING) Are you a family member who has lost a loved one to addiction?

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Every Tue. & ˜ u., 4 p.m. G.Y.S.T. PYNK (for young women) meets weekly on Wed., 4 p.m.

Location: North Central Vermont Recovery Center, 275 Brooklyn St., Morrisville. Info: Lisa, 851-8120.

GRIEF & RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP 1st & 3rd Wed. of every mo., 7-8 p.m., Franklin County Home Health Agency (FCHHA), 3 Home Health Cir., St. Albans. 527-7531.

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BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP IN ST. JOHNSBURY Monthly meetings will be held on the 3rd Wed. of every mo., 1-2:30 p.m., at the Grace United Methodist Church, 36 Central St., St. Johnsbury. ˜ e support group will offer valuable resources & info about brain injury.

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This position requires the ability to work independently and in conjunction with our Director of Student Life to enhance our students’ capabilities in their life skills, social goals, and capacity for independence. Bachelor’s degree in human services, education, or related field with some experience is required.

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Salvation Farms seeks a highly skilled individual to direct operations at the Vermont Commodity facility in Winooski.

The director will be responsible for administering a workforce development program and overseeing the management of surplus crops. Fresh food handling and/or manufacturing experience a must.

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Do you have previous food service experience? Are you looking for a little extra cash or for some part-time hours to keep you busy?

Substitute food service staff needed to perform a variety of routine food service tasks for the Chittenden Central Supervisory Union child nutrition program (serving the Essex Junction, Essex Union #46 High School, and Westford school districts).

On-the-job training provided.

Positions are available on an on-call as-needed basis, but may evolve into regular parttime positions as a result of turnover or program changes.

Hours may vary from early to mid-morning to early afternoon. Pays $13.03/hour for the 2015-16 school year.

This rate will increase to $13.32/hour beginning with the 2016-17 school year.

For consideration, please complete and electronically submit the SchoolSpring application to Job ID# 2647532, or stop by to complete an application.

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Mechanic

Chittenden East Supervisory Union seeks a full-time mechanic to maintain, repair and modify a variety of district vehicles, engines and related equipment.

Essential functions include: perform regular inspections and maintenance of vehicles and equipment, including buses, trucks, cars, and similar equipment; troubleshoot problems with vehicles/equipment, perform and prioritize necessary repairs, and/or obtain outside assistance as required; add attachments and accessories to vehicles and equipment as needed; perform a variety of vehicle bodywork related to repair of damaged or deteriorated vehicle exteriors; maintain inventory and procure necessary parts and supplies; maintain vehicle mileage and fuel usage records; maintain service and repair records; drive school bus route as assigned; perform related duties as assigned; other duties may be assigned.

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The Community Health Team at Central Vermont Medical Center is seeking knowledgeable and professional candidates to join their team. They are seeking candidates for several open positions including:

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UVM Health Network – CVMC offers an excellent benefits program, with options of medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, as well as generous tuition reimbursement and combined time off programs.

Food Service Worker & Line Chef ▪ The Food Service Worker is responsible for food production, food portioning, delivering trays to patients and working the retail section of the cafes. Must have at least one year of work experience in a customer service setting. Experience in food service strongly preferred.

Learn More & Apply online at: UVMHealth.org/CVMC/Jobs

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Please apply on-line at schoolspring.com or call 4342128 for an application. On-line application must include: profile, letter, resume, references. Hard copies of three written reference letters will be required for verification at the interview level. Visit our website cesu.k12.vt.us for information about our schools.

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FULL TIME, YEAR ROUND INSTALLER POSITION Join our team installing custom closets & organizational systems and work for one of Vermont’s most well respected companies.

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STUDENT SERVICES COORDINATOR Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Waitsfield seeks a Student Services Coordinator to spearhead enrollment in Yestermorrow’s hands-on design/build programs. We are looking for a tech-savvy team member responsible for generating and responding to student inquiries and building relationships with current and prospective students in order to meet their educational and career goals. The Student Services Coordinator manages student enrollment, takes registrations, and follows up on web and phone inquiries. They also lead Yestermorrow’s social media and digital advertising campaigns. The ideal candidate will possess strong skills in customer service, communication, database management, social media and problem solving.

To apply, please submit resume and cover letter to search@yestermorrow.org by May 15.

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Full time. Serve great food and master perfect latte foam in our café. Enjoy a friendly, fun and delicious workplace!

Contact Anne at 223-5200, ext. 16, or email redhencafevt@gmail.com.

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We’re looking for someone who enjoys work that exercises your body and your mind and is interested in pursuing the craft of bread making. Professional food experience is required. This is a full-time job with great pay and benefits.

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Community Impact Manager United Way of Northwest Vermont is looking for a Community Impact Manager that will help us build and maintain strong relationships and promote community engagement to improve community conditions. This new, full-time position is based out of our North Office in St. Albans, working primarily in Franklin & Grand Isle Counties.

Graphic Designer Seven Days has an immediate, part-time position available on its award-winning design team.

A successful candidate designs quickly, skillfully and creatively under intense deadline pressure.

You must be ready to hit the ground running from day one — this is not an entry-level position.

In addition to weekly newspaper duties, this designer produces graphics for our monthly parenting magazine Kids VT, e-newsletters, web banner ads and annual glossy magazines (7 Nights, BTV, What's Good).

Preference given to candidates who have significant experience designing at magazines and/or newspapers and who are available immediately. We are looking for a designer with an edgy aesthetic who loves media — both print and digital — and is comfortable designing editorial and advertising for any medium.

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The ideal candidate is relationship-oriented, missionfocused, strategic and results-driven. In this position you will: establish and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with organizations, partners and volunteers; research and use data to define and prioritize community needs and evaluate performance of United Way strategies and investments; work with colleagues to secure funding (e.g., grants, sponsorships) to support United Way’s community impact strategies in Education, Income and Health.

The ideal candidate has strong facilitation and presentation skills; strong written and oral communication skills; knowledge of community resources and the nonprofit sector; experience working with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures; strong organizational and planning skills; experience with successful volunteer management; the ability to juggle many projects and maintain communications with many people; and a demonstrated commitment to being a team player.

See the full job description at unitedwaynwvt.org. United Way of Northwest Vermont is an Equal Opportunity Employer. People from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Send your cover letter, resume & three references to searchcommittee@unitedwaynwvt.org.

Send cover letter, resume and three print design samples from publication work in .pdf format (portfolio links to print work also acceptable) to designjob@sevendaysvt.com by Thursday, May 12, at noon.

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Basic carpentry experience is required and the ability to work independently.

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We are looking for motivated, responsible individuals. Must be able to work independently, possess a positive attitude, be capable of lifting up to 50 pounds and have a clean driving record. We offer a competitive wage along with benefits.

Apply in person or online at Farrell Vending Services 405 Pine Street Burlington, VT 05401 farrellvending.com.

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Join Champlain Housing Trust’s Finance team in Burlington and serve the affordable housing needs of a diverse group of people.

Oversee all accounting functions for owned properties, partnerships, and fee managed properties in CHT’s property and asset management portfolio. Your primary responsibility is to assure that timely and accurate financial reports are produced and to support the Finance Directors in assuring that CHT’s corporate financial activity is managed accurately and effectively.

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Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree with emphasis in accounting, finance or mathematics; three years of management/supervisory experience in accounting and financial management or equivalent experience.

Knowledge of software systems and real estate document/corporate records keeping preferred. Must be able to manage multiple priorities in a busy work environment; possess excellent communication, analytical, organizational and computer skills; and exercise sound judgment and initiative in solving problems. A commitment to social and economic justice and the limited equity model of property ownership is required.

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Population Media Center (PMC) is a nonprofit, international nongovernmental organization utilizing entertainment mass media to empower people to adopt healthy lifestyles and behaviors. The Program Manager will work with the VP for International Programs and other staff members to develop, coordinate, and administrate programs in countries worldwide and domestically.

Duties will include maintaining program broadcast and implementation schedules, supporting communications, developing and tracking project budgets, writing reports to donors, and establishing and documenting project administrative and management activities and processes. Professional proficiency in French; a Master’s degree in population studies, public health, or a related field; and commitment to global population stabilization and related social and health goals are required.

Visit www.populationmedia.org/jobs for a full list of duties and requirements. Send application materials to pmc@populationmedia.org by May 10, 2016.

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CHT is a socially responsible employer offering a competitive salary commensurate with experience. Our benefit package includes training, health insurance, vacation, holiday, sick leave, 403(b), disability and life insurance. Submit a cover letter and resume by May 20th to Human Resources, Champlain Housing Trust, 88 King Street, Burlington, VT 05401 or email HR@champlainhousingtrust.org. No phone calls, please.

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The Chittenden Central Supervisory Union, currently serving The Himalayan Cataract the Essex Junction, Essex Union #46 and Westford School Project (HCP) is at the Districts, is seeking a skilled professional to administer, direct forefront of international and maintain the logistical and financial affairs of our school organizations working districts (including the newly formed unified union school towards the eradication of district) so as to provide the best educational support services EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER - CHT is committed to a diverse workplace and highly encourages women, persons with preventable and treatable within available resources. The person hired for this position disabilities, Section 3 residents, and people from diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds to apply. blindness through high-quality shall act as adviser to school boards on all matters relating to ophthalmic care, education and logistical, business, and financial affairs of the districts; serve the establishment of a worldas part of the administrative and educational leadership teams Discover the power of 550CHT-HR-SeniorAccountant-7D-01.indd 1 4/27/16 11:06 AM class eye care infrastructure. in carrying out the mission and vision of the organization; and what ONE PERSON can do.

Established in 1995, HCP works provide administrative oversight, direction, and planning for We’re seeking an energetic, in the Himalayan region of our Finance and Accounting and Property Service divisions compassionate and deeply South Asia and Sub-Saharan within the CCSU and all operational functions for the unified committed applicant who Africa where lack of access to union school district. The position shall serve a key role in the seeks to grow their career in eye care results in staggering transition to a unified union school district. The key projects for a place they’ll love. the 2016-17 contract year shall include, but are not limited to, rates of unnecessary blindness. the following:

Communications Manager The Communications Manager will work collaboratively with organizational leadership to develop and implement communication strategies to increase visibility and credibility of HCP mission and achievements through diverse print and electronic communications to support resource mobilization from every channel.

Full job description available on website: cureblindness.org/careers.

• Play a key role in the transition of the CCSU and Essex Town School District to a new HR/Payroll/Finance system;

Environmental Services Worker ▪ The Environmental Services Worker is responsible for the cleaning of all areas of the hospital. We have full-time and part-time positions open on all shifts.

▪ Previous cleaning experience in health care or hospitality industry strongly preferred.

▪ Competitive pay and great benefits (including health insurance, tuition reimbursement, and paid time off).

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

• Work with the Principals, Superintendents and Human Resource Director to develop and present for approval the first budget of the unified union school district; • Work with Program Directors, Superintendents and Human Resource Director to recommend staffing configurations for all operational units (e.g., Property Services, Food Services, I.T. Services, Safety and Security, Payroll/Finance Office) of the new unified union; • Manage contracts for the unified union relative to finance and operational matters (e.g., financial audits, tax anticipation notes, liability and property insurance, workers compensation insurance, unemployment insurance, 403(b) vendor(s), transportation); create and distribute RFPs where appropriate; recommend vendors; secure contracts.

For a list of qualifications, application requirements or to apply, please to go www.SchoolSpring.com and enter Job ID 2481894. Applications only accepted electronically through schoolspring.com. Only complete applications shall be considered. Position is open until filled. EOE

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Career Firefighter/AEMT

In the coming months, Howard Center will launch a new integrated crisis program, and we are now hiring the Director and Assistant Director for this new First Call for Chittenden County team. These individuals will lead and support a 24-7 call center, mobile assessment team, response and intervention services, and suicide prevention initiatives. Position details below. (Note: Until the formal launch of the integrated program, all Howard center crisis numbers will remain the same.)

Director, First Call for Chittenden County

The Director is responsible for the leadership, management and staff supervision of the FCCC program. Must demonstrate proficiency as a public relations representative for the agency and requires strong risk management skills and the ability to uphold a standard of excellence in crisis care. A solid understanding of Vermont’s mental health system of care, 5-7 years including direct service and supervisory experience, and credentials as a licensed psychologist master, LICSW or LCMHC is required. Job ID# 3214

Assistant Director, First Call for Chittenden County

The Assistant Director will support FCCC initiatives by providing leadership, management and staff supervision. Will be responsible for staff training and development, implementing clinical initiatives and best practices, and upholding a positive program culture.

Credentials as a licensed psychologist master, LICSW or LCMHC is required, as well as 3-5 years of direct service and supervisory experience. Job ID# 3215

MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES Head Nurse, Medicated Assisted Treatment Program This position is responsible for safely dispensing methadone and buprenorphine products and maintaining all Nursing Dispensary operations. Constant observation of clinical activity, process, and transaction regarding written clinical policy. The Head Nurse is responsible for the daily functions of dispensary. Receives and enters inventory medication into the computer. Maintains DEA binder on monthly basis. Assists with writing nursing policy and protocols.

Covers for Nurse Supervisor when absent. Strongly preferred: bachelor’s degree, three years’ experience in nursing, supervisory experience and previous work in a community setting. Required skills include performing an EKG, strong organizational skills and attention to detail. LPN required. Job ID# 3198

The Springfield Fire Department, a combination career/call wdepartment located in Windsor County, has one full-time opening for the position of Career Firefighter/AEMT. Minimum qualifications are Firefighter II, AEMT, and current CPAT certification. Paramedics are encouraged to apply.

Clinician, Substance Abuse, Chittenden Clinic Seeking a Substance Abuse Clinician to provide individual, group and family counseling and health home services to patients who are dependent on opioids in the context of an outpatient opioid treatment program. Health Home services provide enhanced services to clients that are coordinated and address medical and psychosocial issues. Clinician will work with treatment providers and community support groups with the goal of coordinating care and referrals. In addition, the counselor will implement and maintain clinical records addressing treatment plans and progress in treatment. LADC strongly preferred. Experience preferred: previous experience with counseling clients with co-occurring disorders, both individually and in a group setting; knowledge of substance abuse treatment imperative; experience preparing high quality clinical documentation. Starting full-time salary is $39,000/year. If licensed, additional $750/year stipend added to base pay. Job ID# 3015

This position has an expected start date of July 1. Please visit springfieldvtfire.org to review full job description.

Please send resume and cover letter no later than May 09 to: Chief Russell Thompson Springfield Fire Department 77 Hartness Avenue Springfield, VT 05156 cmajor101@aol.com

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Security Officer Must provide ongoing oversight to patient behavior at one or both Medication Assisted Treatment sites to ensure a safe environment and efficient dosing procedure. Ensure that patients are adhering to clinic policy. Appropriate intervention would be necessary. Parttime and full-time positions available. Part-time position is on the weekends. Job ID# 2752 and Job ID# 3200

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Job Coach Project Hire is looking to fill a 30-hour Job Coach position providing one-to-one supports to various individuals at their job sites. The successful candidate will have good communication skills and 2-3 years of experience in human services preferred. This is a benefits-eligible position starting at $15 per hour. Job ID# 3172

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Technical Training Specialist Howard Center is looking for a dynamic individual to join our Information Management team as a Technical Training Specialist. Training topics include our Electronic Health Record, Confidentiality, and Treatment Planning. Strong and engaging written and oral communication skills, 1-2 years’ experience with software application support or training, and ability to work as part of a team are a must. Job ID# 3125

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.

• Your leadership is valued • Your mentoring skills will support resident centered care.

We are looking to complete our team by adding one full-time day RN. Benefits/ competitive salary/ engaging atmosphere.

Contact bliberty@mansfieldplacevt. com

Mansfield Place Assisted Living and Memory Care Essex.

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Howard Center is an equal-opportunity employer. Applicants needing assistance or an accommodation in completing the online application should feel free to contact Human Resources at 488-6950 or hrhelpdesk@howardcenter.org.

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Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor

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Treatment Associates, Inc., is seeking a full- or part-time Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (or working towards 2h_contactinfo.indd 1 Make licensure). Experience with individual and group therapy, medication assisted therapy, and IOP.

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EQUIPMENT MOVER Entry-level position for a motivated individual for installation of vending equipment. Experience with vending equipment preferred, but willing to train the right candidate.

Must possess mechanical skills and be willing to learn various levels of repair. You must have a clean driving record.

We offer competitive wages, benefits and a challenging environment.

Apply online at farrellvending.com or in person at:

Farrell Vending Services 405 Pine Street, Burlington, VT 05401.

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PORK AND PICKLES AND LAZY FARMER is hiring a sous chef, cooks, prep cook/dishwasher, and servers.

Come work at an exciting new Essex Junction restaurant and/or at Lazy Farmer catering and food truck. Must be flexible and have a desire to learn.

Come grow with us.

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Here at the Y, we focus on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

Our mission is to serve our community. You would provide support to our direct service staff in the financial, budgeting, billing, accounts payable and accounts receivable functions of the Y. You would have at least an Associate’s Degree and two years of experience in accounting, bookkeeping, billing or finance, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. We are looking for a person who is able to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and handle confidential information. You would have strong interpersonal skills, patience in interacting with staff and members, the ability to manage relationships with vendors, state departments and federal reporting agencies.

You would also have current knowledge of accounting and spreadsheet software and the ability to make sound judgments around financial issues.

This is a 30 hour position eligible for medical, dental, life, retirement and a free Y membership.

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Community Banker opportunities at Northfield Savings Bank

Mortgage Loan Underwriter Berlin, VT

Northfield Savings Bank is looking for an experienced Mortgage Loan Underwriter to work in our Berlin office. This position assumes responsibility for day-to-day management of the mortgage loan underwriting function; manages credit risk through reviewing and properly weighing all aspects of a mortgage application; has a working knowledge of Mortgage Origination Software, Jack Henry, Word and Excel; and provides quality customer service in a courteous, friendly and efficient manner.

Successful candidates will have a two-year degree or Associate’s degree with an emphasis on lending, accounting, finance, economics or related areas plus two years experience as an underwriter or in an underwriting environment.

Senior Credit Analyst Berlin, VT

According to established policies and procedures responsible for credit analysis and underwriting of commercial loans.

Responsible to analyze current, historical and projected financial condition and repayment capacity of a variety of operating companies and their members. Research and assess credit risk thoroughly with little direction from a supervisor.

Develops and prepares loan write-ups for review by the VP of Consumer Credit and the loan committee for use in the lending decisions on new, extension and annual review loans.

Northfield Savings Bank is a mutual, depositor owned organization and one of the largest banks headquartered in Vermont. NSB offers competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and a matching 401(k) retirement program.

If you are interested in joining the NSB team, please submit your resume to: Human Resources, Northfield Savings Bank, P.O. Box 7180, Barre, VT 05641-7180. Email submissions preferred at: careers@nsbvt.com.

Northfield Savings Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, national origin, color, religion, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.

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Concept2, the market leading manufacturer of indoor Care Hospital rowing machines, composite racing oars, and indoor ski Candidates must: demonstrate strong oral and written skills; have a BA inNurses Exciting Opportunities for Experienced ergometers, seeks a talented and motivated individual to join Public Relations or related fi eld; have a minimum of fi ve years of relevant work facility Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital (VPCH), a 25 bed state-of-the-art, progressive our Customer Service team, in our Morrisville headquarters.

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providing excellent care in a recovery-oriented, safe, respectful environment has immediate openings for Registered Nurses on all shifts.

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Registered Nurses with general and/or psychiatric nursing experience are encouraged to apply!

For more information, please contact Kathy Bushey at 802-505-0501 or Kathleen.bushey@vermont.gov

Concept2 has an informal office setting, flexible work schedule and excellent compensation and benefits, including fully paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees and their families.

Submit resume and cover letter to Lewis Franco, Human Resources Director preferably by email to lewisf@concept2.com. concept2.com/jobs for more details.

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Join our small, co-ed boarding and day school (grades 9-12) serving students who are bright and creative, who find success in small school settings, and who are looking to build skills and thrive in school and life. RPS is located in Burlington – see more details about our learning community at rockpointschool.org.

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OFFICER performs and manages all operations relating to finance and human 5:08:53 PM resources for Rock Point School. The FAO is a 1/2-time position.

Managing operations involves both performing the listed duties, as well as being responsible for oversight of operations.

ReArch Company is a growing construction, real estate development and property management firm dedicated to generating real value for our clients through intellectual, analytical and proactive management. Our personnel exercise informed, reasoned and intuitive judgment along with entrepreneurial thinking in order to develop and implement strategies to best meet our client’s objectives, both programmatically and financially. We seek intelligent and motivated individuals to help us meet our mission of creating buildings and spaces of distinction and significance.

CONSTRUCTION SITE SUPERINTENDENT

Project Superintendent needed to manage mid to large commercial construction projects throughout New England.

QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must have 5 plus years experience supervising projects exceeding $5,000,000 and possess a college and/or professional degree, preferably in an engineering or related field, or have an exceptional level of experience. In addition to extensive construction knowledge and a strong resume of successfully managed projects, applicants should also have a personable and courteous attitude towards their coworkers, the ability to collaborate in a positive and respectful manner with subcontractors and regulators, and above all a proactive approach to providing outstanding customer service.

Candidates that meet the above requirements should submit a cover letter, resume, salary requirements and list of projects with the project value to careers@rearchcompany.com.

ReArch Company will only consider email or postal mail submissions; absolutely no phone calls.

Please submit resume and cover letter including salary requirements to ReArch Company, LLC, Human Resources, 55 Community Drive, Suite 402, South Burlington, VT 05403 or email to careers@rearchcompany.com.

Resumes and cover letters that do not meet these qualifications and address complete education, work history and salary requirement will not be considered.

Only applicants chosen for interviews will be contacted.

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Examples of hands-on responsibilities include: Managing the school’s banking and investment accounts, tracking all temporarily and permanently restricted net assets, performing budget work, preparing annual audit, creating and maintaining policies and procedures, preparing financial reports, administering payroll, implementing health, dental, disability and life insurance programs, performing daily budget activities, including deposits and expenditures, and accounts payable management, overseeing equipment purchases, as well as other assigned duties.

Required: Strong knowledge of accounting for non-profits; working knowledge of QuickBooks, Microsoft Office Products, database management.

Benefits include: prorated medical & dental benefits, meals when working, and a balanced combination of independence and support, livable wage, and great colleagues.

Send or email resumé and letter to: C.J. Spirito, Rock Point School 1 Rock Point Rd Burlington VT 05408 cspirito@rockpoint.org If emailing, please send letter and resumé as pdf attachment. www.rockpointschool.org

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Director of Housing Programs Innovative statewide funding agency for affordable housing and land conservation is seeking an experienced team leader to direct our housing programs. This senior level position is responsible for developing policy and programs, evaluating housing applications, supervising housing staff and working closely with Vermont's network of non-profit housing organizations.

Qualifications: Significant prior experience and training in housing development, financial analysis of housing projects, program management, staff supervision, and a comprehensive understanding of affordable housing issues. Commitment to VHCB’s mission and to the health of the non-profit housing delivery system.

Experience in non-profit organizational development important. Strong communication skills; experience in policy development and working with a broad range of agencies and organizations.

This is a full-time job with a comprehensive benefits package. EOE. Please send résumé and letter of interest to: laurie@vhcb.org or by mail to: Laurie Graves, VHCB, 58 East State Street, Montpelier, Vermont 05602. Position open until filled.

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Full-time, hourly position providing environmental outreach to residents, businesses & institutions; maintenance of webpage and other social media; development of educational materials; and frequent local travel to speak/present at special events, schools, businesses, etc. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are a must, with the ability to promote understanding within a wide range of audiences, age groups and personalities. A bachelor’s is required, as well as experience in communications, marketing, community relations, journalism, or equivalent combination of education & experience. Knowledge of environmental/waste management is helpful. Applicant must possess a valid driver’s license and a vehicle to be used in travel. Familiarity with website design, desktop publishing and presentation software, social media, and strong planning and organizational skills are required. Starting salary of $46,614 per year. Excellent benefits, including: paid leave; health, vision, dental and life insurance; and a retirement savings plan.

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Call (802) 388-2333 for full description, or visit AddisonCountyRecycles.org. Please submit a cover letter, resume and 1-2 page writing sample via mail to: ACSWMD, Attn: District Manager, 1223 Route 7 South, Middlebury, VT 05753, or e-mail to teri@acswmd.org.

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Vermont Works for Women (VWW) assists women and girls in thinking about their lives in the broadest terms, and helps them develop skills and capacities that are critical to longterm economic independence.

Busy local gourmet market, on the edge of Chittenden County, is seeking an experienced, hands-on executive chef to lead our high volume open kitchen with emphasis on restaurant quality food production and customer service. This position requires strong attention to detail and effective team leadership skills. Day to day operations and responsibilities include food production, staff management and delegation, payroll management, ordering, and sanitation. Minimum of 5 years of proven track record.

We are recruiting an Executive Director who will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for leading VWW staff, and programs in the execution of VWW’s mission.

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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Small law office seeks experienced administrative assistant for document preparation, filing, etc.

College degree, positive attitude, ability to complete tasks, attention to detail and solid computer skills, including Windows 10 and dropbox required.

10-20 hours per week, 3-4 mornings per week, $16 per hour to start.

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Compensation starting at $45k-$50k depending on experience, plus a generous benefit package.

Submit resume to kitchmanager@gmail.com. Qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.

The successful candidate will have nonprofit leadership and supervisory experience, and a high degree of fluency in workforce development, women or girls’ programming, and nonprofit revenue development. For a complete job description, see vtworksforwomen.org.

To apply send a resume and a cover letter describing your interest and qualifications to vwwexecutive@gmail.com.

Deadline is May 15.

VWW is an Equal Opportunity Employer; applicants from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

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Gaku Ramen is a new restaurant opening on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont.

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Package Handlers $10.20/hr – $10.70/hr to start.

Qualifications • Must be at least 18 years of age • Must be able to load, unload and sort packages, as well as perform other related duties All interested individuals must attend a sort observation at one of our facilities prior to applying for the part-time package handler position. For more information, or to register for a sort observation, please go to

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KITCHEN WORK The Church Street Tavern is seeking motivated individuals that are looking for full time kitchen work. These positions offer a variety of working hours. Days, nights and weekends are required. We are looking for some great additions to our Tavern family.

Interested applicants should stop by the restaurant to drop off resume or fill out an application.

These positions are available immediately!

We look forward to hearing from you.

Send resumes to smparent3@aol.com

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CHAPTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Vermont Chapter of National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is seeking a part-time (24 hrs./week) Executive Director. The chapter office is located in Montpelier and has a statewide membership of over 450 social workers and social work students.

The successful candidate will possess: • a broad knowledge of the principles of association management; • experience in public policy advocacy; • a knowledge of, and ability to articulate, social work values; • ability to support and lead volunteers; • strong communication and leadership skills; • a commitment to excellence in member services; and • the willingness and ability to travel throughout the state.

Salary range is $27k to $31k, plus benefits. A relevant undergraduate degree plus at least three years of experience in association or other human service management required. A graduate degree preferred, with a strong preference for a social work degree. NASW-Vermont is an equal opportunity employer.

Email your letter of interest and resume, by closing date of May 17, to Sarah Robinson, Chair, Executive Director Search Committee at nasw.vt.search@gmail.com

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FINANCE MANAGER Vermont Works for Women, a nonprofit organization helping women and girls recognize their potential and explore, pursue, and excel in work that leads to economic independence, is seeking a full-time Finance Manager to be based out of our headquarters in Winooski.

We seek a systems-thinker, able to approach issues nimbly and with creativity, comfortable in both daily details and big-picture strategizing. If you are an experienced candidate with five years of experience in nonprofit financial management including budgeting and grants management, we would love to hear from you.

For a job description and instructions to apply, please visit vtworksforwomen.org/jobs-at-vww.

Applications will be accepted until May 9.

No calls or faxes, please.

VWW is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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AOP Clinician: Seeking a Vermont licensed MSW mental health professional with excellent clinical skills to provide outpatient psychotherapy to adults. LADC licensure a plus. Strong Assessment skills and willingness to collaborate with larger AOP team are critical.

Community Support Staff: Provide outreach and office-based support to adults coping with psychiatric disabilities. Work flexibly as part of interdisciplinary treatment teams to provide treatment planning, coordination and implementation of services to assist individuals in recovery process. Bachelor’s degree and experience in human services preferred.

Y&F Outreach Clinician: Work in homes, communities and schools with children, adolescents, and families with emotional and behavioral challenges. Master’s degree and two to four years’ counseling experience required.

Behavior Interventionist: Provide 1:1 support and training in behavioral, social, and communicative skills to children in home and school settings. Extensive training in ABA, trauma-informed supports and ASD intervention provided. Bachelor’s degree required.

CRT Clinician: Provide psychotherapy, supportive counseling, and service coordination to adults coping with life impacting major mental health conditions. Strong interest in working on trauma approaches, DBT, and open dialogue a plus. Must have a Master’s degree and be on track for rostering and licensure. We offer a dynamic and supportive learning and teaming environment where we’re working on innovative directions of practice informed by an international scope of inquiry.

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Home-based (ASD) Behavior Interventionist: Support children 2-21 with autism spectrum disorders in home and community settings to develop social, communication, and adaptive skills. Position is fully supported and training is included. Applicants must have (or be in process of acquiring) bachelor’s degree. Use of own transportation required.

Weekend Emergency Team Clinician: Work one weekend per month providing phone and face to face assessment, crisis intervention, and brief counseling support to Addison County residents. Master’s degree required. Must live within 30 minutes of Middlebury. Opportunity available for additional weekday, overnight, and weekday substitute shifts.

Therapeutic Support Worker: Provide positive community support for transition-age youth after school. This is a community-based position which requires flexibility with hours and the ability to work effectively in a positive manner with a variety of individuals within and outside the agency. Bachelor’s degree required. 1-2 years of experience preferred. Use of own vehicle as well as a good driving record is required.

Crisis Stabilization Substitute: Assist in staffing residential crisis support program for adults coping with life disrupting mental health conditions. Bachelor’s degree and experience in residential or community support work in the mental health field, and an understanding of recovery oriented approaches for coping with major mental health conditions.

FOSTER FAMILY

Foster family needed for a period of 18-24 months for a 10 year-old girl in our community who loves arts, crafts and animals. The child and family of origin are working toward reunification. Caregiver(s) needs to have patience and ability to self-regulate while providing structure, consistency and nurturing. Ideal home will not have same aged children. Family will receive support, training, respite and a generous monthly reimbursement. Contact Marilynn Lang at 388-6751.

For more information and to apply online, please visit www.csac-vt.org or contact Rachael at 388-6751.

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UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR Successful candidates will have an understanding of and a commitment to progressive education. This fastpaced, exciting position involves online, phone, and interviewing work; a flexible schedule is needed to work days, some evenings, occasional weekends, and travel to recruitment events.

Environmental Services Project Manager Wake Robin, Vermont’s premier retirement community, seeks a skilled Project Manager to coordinate large and small building projects and renovations throughout our community.

This is a full time benefit eligible positon located on our beautiful Plainfield, VT campus. To learn more please visit: goddard.edu/about-goddard/employment-opportunities.

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“The residents inspire me to come to work every day. They are like family.”

This individual will have the experience and trade knowledge to develop the project scope and timelines, lead resource acquisition, select, schedule and manage contractors, and oversee the general management of all building/renovation projects. As importantly, he or she will have experience directly interfacing with a large community or residential setting where customer service is paramount. Our Project Manager will have at least 5-years of experience contracting and/or managing industrial and residential building projects, demonstrated project management and hands-on maintenance skills, as well as a strong desire to interact with our community members on a daily basis.

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Goddard College is committed to creating a college representative of a diverse global community and capable of creating change. To that end, we are actively seeking applications from qualified candidates from groups currently underrepresented in our institution for this position.

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Home Instead Senior Care, a provider of non-medical companionship and home helper services to seniors in their homes, is seeking friendly, cheerful, and dependable people. CAREGivers assist seniors with companionship, light housekeeping, meal preparation, personal care, errands, and more.

Part-time, flexible scheduling, including: daytime, evening, weekend and overnight shifts currently available. No heavy lifting.

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FIND YOUR INSPIRATION Woodridge Rehabilitation & Nursing is hiring!

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Capitol Copy now hiring. Busy copy/ship/business service store has full- and part-time year round positions available.

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Content Production Specialist/Writer Vermont Oxford Network is a worldwide community of near-

Do you have the ability to tell a compelling story using various types of media? Are you web-savvy with an understanding of WordPress, HTML, and CSS? Community College of Vermont is looking for a part-time content production specialist to work in its Montpelier-based Marketing and Communications Office. This position reports to the Director of Marketing and Communications and works with a team of creative professionals to help tell the story of the state’s second largest college. The primary function is writing and producing content for the College’s online news magazine, CCV Now. The Content Production Specialist assists with the content needs of the College’s web presences. Interested applicants should have strong writing skills and a solid understanding of front-end website management practices. Video production experience a plus.

ly 1,000 neonatal intensive care units working together to improve medical care for the most vulnerable newborns. We are seeking a Program Assistant to join our passionate, growing team in the fun and relaxed atmosphere of our offices in the heart of Burlington’s Pine Street innovation corridor.

Program Assistant

TO APPLY: Complete the online application form by May 9 at: http://ccv.edu/learn-about-ccv/ employment/staff-positions including required attachments (cover letter, resume/CV, and writing samples.)

Vermont Oxford Network is seeking a full-time Program Assistant to join our dynamic Division of Quality Improvement and Education. The Program Assistant will support VON’s NICQ and iNICQ programs – unique interdisciplinary quality improvement collaboratives made up of neonatal teams and families seeking to improve neonatal care. The Program Assistant will help prepare content for and execute webinars, face-to-face meetings, and online educational offerings throughout the year. The Program Assistant will also support the Director of Quality Improvement and Education. This role requires strong skills in written communication, administrative support, and project management.

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Responsibilities include: investigating and resolving complaints and questions from Vermonters regarding health insurance and health care; advising consumers about their rights and responsibilities; assisting beneficiaries with appeals, and maintaining case records. A successful candidate must be able to work on a team, doing extensive telephone work in a busy environment. The position requires excellent communication and research skills as well as the ability to learn quickly. Prior health care, human services, health insurance or advocacy experience, and commitment to social justice are desirable.

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VLA is an equal opportunity employer committed to cultural competency in order to effectively serve our increasingly diverse client community.

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ANSWER YOUR CALLING; IT'S NOT TOO LATE Transition to teaching in just eight months with Champlain’s TAP Program Our Teacher Apprenticeship Program (TAP) is a fast track to a teacher’s license for mid-career professionals with a desire to teach in grades 5-12. Applications are now being accepted for our August 2016 class.

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Apply online at: www.threebrotherspizzavt.com/employment, email resume to info@threebrotherspizzavt.com, or stop in at 973 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester, VT 05446 next to Sunny Hollow Quick Stop Shell Station.

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New England Federal Credit Union, Vermont’s largest credit union with seven branch locations, is a growing organization committed to excellence in service, convenience and simplicity. NEFCU offers a stable, supportive, highstandards work environment, where employees are treated as key stakeholders. Please visit our website, nefcu.com, to learn more about the great opportunities and benefits that exist at NEFCU.

facilitating access to health care for all patients, individual patient case management and community resource referral.

▪ This full-time position is located at The Thomas Chittenden Health Center.

▪ MSW with 5-7 years of community experience. Current license to

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practice in the State of Vermont.

Chittenden County Offices

▪ Minimum of 3-5 years as a clinical care provider and advocate.

Vermont’s largest credit union is growing and has a full-time teller opportunity available for the right person.

Preferred candidates will present a responsible work history preferably in a retail environment and be comfortable and skilled with face to face communication.

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

Successful candidates for this position will provide friendly, fast and accurate service to members. The ability to explain our various products and services as well as the ability to recognize and suggest solutions to our members will be necessary.

This position requires standing and/or sitting at a computerized work station. Off-site parking is required, shuttle transportation is provided. Daily member interactions include cash handling and processing of all member transactions. Extensive keyboarding and the ability to use multiple system applications are required. This position requires occasional lifting of coins and cash, up to 20 pounds.

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Full-time and Part-time TeleBranch Member Service Representatives Hours: Mon.- Fri. 40 hours & Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (rotating basis)

Excellent communication skills needed for this diverse member service position serving NEFCU members through phone calls, emails and online chats located in our contact center in Williston. The ideal candidate will have the ability to handle a high volume of member interactions responding within the established response standard. Must be able to manage priorities while maintaining and providing a high degree of customer service to our members.

The successful candidate will build and strengthen member relationships, maintain knowledge of all NEFCU products & services and serve as an advocate for members via multiple channels. They will be required to solve problems and investigate a wide variety of issues and requests that may include gathering additional information, and working with other support staff within the organization in order to fulfill the request. Ideal candidate must be comfortable using eCommerce channels such as online banking and mobile banking. Must exhibit a high degree of accuracy, and have prior customer service experience.

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Zoning Administrator The Town of Jericho, VT, is seeking a motivated team player to fill the position of Zoning Administrator on a part-time basis (24-28hrs/wk). The Zoning Administrator is responsible for enforcing the Town’s Land Use and Development Regulations, conducting field inspections, issuing building permits, and staffing the Development Review Board.

Hourly rate is dependent upon qualifications. This position is eligible for the town’s retirement plan and is eligible for health and dental benefits on a pro-rated basis.

Qualified candidates must project a friendly and personable demeanor; have effective communication skills, attention to detail, accurate and knowledgeable with computers. Cash handling and customer service experience required.

For a complete job description, go to www.jerichovt. gov and click on Employment Opportunities, or contact Paula Carrier at pcarrier@jerichovt.gov or 802899-9970 ext 3.

NEFCU enjoys an employer-of-choice distinction with turnover averaging less than 10 percent.

More than 96 percent of our 165 staff say NEFCU is a great place to work (2014 Annual Staff Survey). If you believe you have the qualifications to contribute to this environment, please send your resume and cover letter and salary history to hr@nefcu.com.

To apply, please send a cover letter, resume and list of three references by May 9, 2016 to Todd Odit, Town Administrator, via email at todit@jerichovt.gov or via mail at P.O. Box 39, Jericho, VT 05465.

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Assistant Tour Coordinator

Customer Service Team Member Afternoon and Evenings

We are looking for a self motivated individual in our Customer Service Department who shows a demonstrated commitment to providing a superior level of customer service. Responsibilities include answering phones, educating and assisting customers with their apparel and linen purchases, processing orders and returns and other duties as assigned.

Excellent communication and organizational skills plus attention to detail is required.

Experience also needed in basic Excel. This can be a fulltime or part-time position with hours that are needed until 9 p.m.

Please send resumes to careers@aprilcornell.net.

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Full-time Music Contact International is a group tour operator specializing in performance tours. We are seeking a highly motivated and detailoriented individual with excellent writing and interpersonal skills. The ATC assists the operations team in managing the logistics of concert tours and festivals. This includes, but is not limited to: liaising with foreign suppliers; assisting with recordkeeping, itinerary writing, lists, handbooks, posters, flights, venue and destination research; and maintaining supplier database. International travel experience important and foreign language fluency is a plus!

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s Degree; excellent writing skills, exceptional organizational and customer service skills; ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.

Office Assistant

Entry Level | Full-time Seeking a personable, detail-oriented individual for entry-level position.

Position includes administrative support for operations; managing payments for our Online Payment Site; working with clients to coordinate individual flight requests; liaise between clients, flight department, and inhouse coordinators; assist in marketing related projects.

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree; exceptional customer service and organizational skills; ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment; Candidate should be highly motivated with the ability to prioritize, organize, and work both independently and as a team player on multiple concurrent projects.

GMCS is hiring staff for our event security team. · Part time · Choose your own schedule · Great second job · Nights and weekends available · Work at great outdoor events · No experience necessary · We will train you

APPLY ONLINE ANYTIME @ www.gmcsusa.com/employment or for more info, email humanresources@gmcsusa.com.

Along with world language digital courses, we offer Immersion Summer Academies located at St. Michael’s College in Colchester Vermont and Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vermont.

The Academies provide a rigorous four-week language immersion experience for rising 8th-12th grade students who are passionate about language proficiency and cultural understanding. Speaking in their target language 24/7, while engaging in meaningful cultural exploration projects, students make unrivaled strides in language acquisition in four weeks.

We are currently hiring for the following positions:

• Lifeguard • Assistant Nurse • Resident Advisors • Summer Academy Social Media Intern If you are excited by a global mission and a great summer job, please apply on line at

Please submit cover letter and resume: Laura McDonough, laura@music-contact.com

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Lamoille Restorative Center is hiring a

WE’RE HIRING

Restorative Justice Coordinator

Do you have case management experience? LRC is a team-oriented, non-profit agency based in Hyde Park.

We have a full-time position for someone who possesses strong facilitation skills, a clear sense of boundaries, brings a human services background and embraces a restorative justice philosophy Responsibilities include conducting evidence-based screenings, facilitating meetings to repair harm, supporting program participants, victims and volunteers, and collaborating with partner agencies and professionals in the criminal justice system. A bachelor’s degree and experience in a related field is required.

Interested individuals can apply by sending a cover letter and resume to the following email address: info@lrcvt.org Applications accepted until position is filled.

More information about LRC is available at: lrcvt.org.

LAMOILLE RESTORATIVE CENTER IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

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There’s a side of AAA that many people don’t always see. More than great travel discounts and roadside assistance, we’re a company that can offer you a variety of career opportunities Now Hiring Insurance Sales Trainees: Your success is highly valued and this role will help develop the necessary job knowledge and sales skills to be successful as a Sales Agent for AAA. We offer competitive compensation, benefits packages and paid training.

If you’re a “take charge” individual with some sales background and want to learn more about what AAA has to offer and how you can make a difference with our members, please submit your resume today!

Apply online at AAA.com/careers Search Keyword: 10460 AAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Senior Graphic Designer Turtle Fur® is looking to add a talented Senior Graphic Designer to our team.

Certificate Programs in

Do you have a love for design and want to work in an exciting and challenging environment? The Senior Graphic Designer works directly with the Marketing Director and creative team on a wide variety of image campaigns, branding, packaging, and design projects. Must have abundant creativity coupled with the desire to explore visual ideas and brand focused storytelling, a love for the outdoors, and an impressive work ethic.

Responsibilities: • Design and layout five product catalogs annually • Create beautiful, functional and cohesive hangtag, labeling and packaging program • Effectively combine strategy and insights to develop unique creative solutions • Create graphic designs and layouts to effectively communicate selling messages in both print and digital environments • Gain an understanding of outdoor industry norms and trends to produce the most effective and persuasive work possible • Juggle various projects and handle tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment • Stay abreast of the latest tools and software in order to produce the best work possible • Ensure timely, accurate completion of assigned projects • Knowledge and thirst to investigate, innovate and develop creative trends with an emphasis on branding, website, social, print advertising and beyond • Show understanding and relevance of the target market • Be able to effectively visualize and create concepts into the end product, giving direction on photography style, imagery, typography, iconography and visual branding solutions Requirements • At least 5 years as graphic designer with proven performance in both print and digital • Catalog/magazine production experience required • Ability to think strategically • Discerning, brand-sensitive eye for art direction, photo editing, cropping, and retouching • Excellent written and communication skills • Strong project management, organizational, documentation and planning skills • Ability to work successfully in a team environment • Understanding of current digital design principles and best practices • Ability to own multiple phases of a project with minimal oversight while managing multiple priorities and meeting tight deadlines • Ability to brainstorm and develop creative concepts that combine branding and commerce • Proficient with: Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) • Knowledge of HTML, CSS, Responsive web design and video production a plus

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Champlain Community Services

Champlain Community Services is a progressive, intimate, developmental services provider agency with a strong emphasis on self-determination values and individual and family relationships.

Case Management: CCS is seeking a Service Coordinator with strong clinical and organizational skills to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will enjoy working in a fast-paced, teamoriented position and have demonstrated leadership. This is an excellent opportunity to join a distinguished developmental service provider agency during a time of growth. Send your cover letter and application to Elizabeth Sightler, esightler@ccs-vt.org Community Inclusion Facilitators: Provide one on one inclusion supports. Help folks lead fulfilling lives, reach their goals and be productive members of their community. We currently have several positions with comprehensive benefit packages. Send your resume and cover letter to staff@ccs-vt.org.

Shared Living Provider: Provide residential supports to an individual in your home or theirs. A generous stipend, paid time off (respite) and comprehensive training & supports are provided.

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Live with an intelligent man in Burlington who enjoys his job, being a part of his community and is a great conversationalist.

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Provide a part time home for a humorous gentleman with autism who enjoys walking, crunching numbers, drawing and bowling.

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Live with a laid back gentleman in his Winooski home who enjoys relaxing, going to baseball games, running errands and mall walking.

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Support a kind, older gentleman with dementia who enjoys music, a good cup of coffee, and the simpler things of life. The ideal candidate will be patient, flexible, and will support this gentleman by providing companionship and oversight.

For more information contact Jennifer Wolcott, jwolcott@ccs-vt.org or 655-0511 ext. 118.

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Providing innovative mental health and educational services to Vermont’s children and families.

Full & Part Time Community Integration Specialist Sign On Bonus Offered!

Community Based Services CBS is committed to empowering youth by providing family based treatment through innovative, diverse and community integrated methods. CBS is seeking full and part time community integration specialists to join our talented team of mental health professionals. Responsibilities include working individually with children and adolescents with mental health challenges both in the community and in their homes. The opportunity to bring personal interests/hobbies to share with youth is encouraged. Ideal candidates must have a bachelor’s degree, be able to work afternoon and evening hours, have a valid driver’s license, and reliable transportation. Generous benefits package is provided which includes sign on bonus and tuition reimbursement. Please send a cover letter and resume to brandiecarlson@nafi.com.

Full-Time DCF Contract Care Coordinator St. Albans Northeastern Family Institute St. Albans has an opening for a full-time DCF contract Care Coordinator. Coordinators work directly with children and families involved with DCF, who experience multi-system issues, including substance abuse, domestic violence, and mental health challenges.

Responsibilities include coordinating and facilitating large meetings, teaming with community service providers, creating treatment plans through collaboration with DCF, and parent education. We are looking for candidates with strong communication and documentation skills, who work well in a team setting. Experience with Family Time Coaching, Family Safety Planning and Family Group Conferencing is a plus. Bachelor’s degree and/or two years’ experience in related field required. Please submit cover letter and resume to NFI-St. Albans, ATTN; Tessi Simmons, 12 Fairfield Hill Road, St. Albans VT 05478, or email tessisimmons@nafi.com

“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.

Full-Time Program Director Cornerstone School, St. Johnsbury, Vt Cornerstone School is an approved independent school that serves students in grade 2 - 12 who are struggling with issues relating to emotional and behavioral regulation. Next school year Cornerstone will add K-1 grade levels to our program. Cornerstone is managed by Northeastern Family Institute of Vermont (www.nfivermont.org). We are seeking a collaborative and compassionate leader for our program. The Director is responsible for leading the program, partnering with LEAs, community providers and overseeing the daily management and operations of the school, which includes clinical and educational services. Candidates must have experience in a clinical setting, working with families, collaborating with community based teams, and supervising staff. School experience a plus. Master’s degree in a counseling related field required.

Interested parties are encouraged to call Suzanne Masland, Regional Director at 698-3252 with questions. Resumes and letter of interest with three references should be emailed to suzannemasland@nafi.com, or an application can be submitted on schoolspring.com.

Full-Time Residential Counselor

Foster Parents & Respite Providers Chittenden & Franklin County There is growing need in our community for Therapeutic Foster Homes to work with children and youth in need of emotional support. Northeastern Family Institute (NFI) is seeking safe, stable homes to integrate treatment in a home setting and support youth to remain in their community. If you are interested but might not be able to commit every day, we also are seeking respite providers who might take in a child a couple nights a week. For More information on how you can make a difference, please contact Jodie Clark at 802-658-3924 x1028 or email jodieclark@nafi.com.

Relief Workers

Full & Part Time Residential Counselors

Allenbrook

Independent Living Program

NFI VT’s Allenbrook Group Home is looking for flexible candidates to fill relief (as needed) shifts. Open positions include awake overnight staff and daytime residential counselors. Qualified candidates will have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent and reliable transportation. Residential counselors need a valid driver’s license and should have basic skills required to manage a house and parent teenagers. Competitive salary, supportive team, and fun work environment included. Criminal background check required.

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NFI Hospital Diversion Program The Hospital Diversion Program of NFI VT is seeking a 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 or mail to: Anne Peterson, 100 Allen Road, South Burlington, VT 05403

In response to a community need, NFI VT is hiring to serve transitioning young adult males, 17 – 22 years old, in a staffed house in Chittenden County. The staff will provide mentoring, service coordination, environmental oversight and supervision. The focus of the program is to provide independent living skills and a bridge to adult mental health services. NFI VT is seeking 2 residential counselors at this time. The preferred candidates will have the ability to work independently, yet also be team players. Experience working with adults with mental illness a plus. One opening is a part time, relief position with opportunities for growth. The other is full time with full benefits. Both include evening, overnight and weekend shifts. Bachelors and related experience preferred. Please contact heatherbarton@nafi.com with cover letter and resume if interested.

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“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.

Full- & Part-Time Residential Counselors Shelburne House The Shelburne House Program of NFI Vermont is seeking a Residential Counselor. Shelburne House is a residential program which provides assessment and stabilization services to male teenagers, ages 13-18. Responsibilities include supporting youth, ADL (activity, daily learning), assisting with independent living skills, and implementing treatment plans created by clinicians. Experience working with teenagers with emotional and behavioral challenges desired. BA in psychology or related field highly desirable. There is a full time and part time positive available. Our full time position is offered with a comprehensive benefits package.

Send cover letter and resume to Rachael Donovan, 4292 South Brownell Road, Williston, VT 05495 or e-mail rachaeldonovan@nafi.com.

We are seeking a Finance Manager with entrepreneurial drive to lead the accounting department for multi-location retail company. You oversee daily functions of the department including payroll & AP and are responsible for financial reporting and the analysis of store and department performance.

Duties include tax filings, 401(k) Administration, employee benefits, and governmental filings. You bring your knowledge and perspective to work with owners, buyers and staff to design and execute company plans.

Qualified candidates have a minimum of five years’ experience including supervisory and training experience.

Experienced Bookkeeper

Responsibilities include but are not limited to daily sales and payment reconciliation, general ledger entries, assisting in preparations of monthly financial statements, payroll and HR support as well as other accounting functions. You are accurate and detail orientated in your work and enjoy working with numbers and people. You possess strong auditing, reconciliation and organizational skills and the skills to communicate well with all those you work with. Qualified candidates have 3-5 years of bookkeeping and payroll experience and are well versed in QuickBooks.

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Full-Time Therapeutic Case Manager St. Albans The NFI St. Albans wraparound program is seeking a therapeutic case manager to provide comprehensive clinical services to youth and families. The ideal candidate would be a flexible, outside the box thinker to provide trauma informed care while interacting with multi-stressed systems. The case manager is responsible for collaborating with teams and families to develop and guide treatment; this includes providing clinical supervision within the WRAP micro-team. NFI provides excellent training opportunities, clinical supervision and a comprehensive benefits package. Masters degree in social work, counseling or related field preferred. Send resume and cover letter to tessisimmons@nafi.com.

Full-Time Weekend Awake Overnight Counselor Group Home The NFI Group Home is seeking a hardworking, committed and passionate person to join our staff team in the role of a weekend Awake Overnight Counselor. The Group Home, located in Burlington, is a long-term residential program, which provides intensive treatment services to males and females, ages 13-18. The Awake Overnight Counselor provides safety, supervision and support to the youth during the sleeping hours. The position is 30-hours per week on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and is benefits eligible. Please contact Jen Heintz at jenniferheintz@nafi.com if you are interested in being considered for this position. Include your resume and cover letter.

Part-Time Weekend Awake Overnight Counselor NFI Shelburne House The Shelburne House Program of NFI Vermont is actively seeking an Awake Overnight Counselor. The Shelburne House is a residential program that works with adolescent males between the ages of 13-18 and is highly specialized in crisis stabilization, clinical assessment, and long term intensive treatment. The Awake Overnight Counselor is primarily responsible for maintaining safety and supervision during the hours when clients are asleep (10PM8AM) on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. This a great position for an individual who is pursuing higher education or already has a part time job. Experience working with adolescent males who possess behavioral/emotional challenges is strongly desired as well as a BA in psychology or a related field. Please send cover letter and resume to Rachael Donovan at RachaelDonovan@nafi.com.

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Rock Point School

MATH TEACHER/TECH-SUPPORT Join our small, co-ed boarding and day school (grades 9-12) serving students who are bright and creative, who find success in small school settings, and who are looking to build skills and thrive in school and life.

MATH TEACHER/TECH-SUPPORT: Combined position: math teacher/tech support. Approximately 80% of the position is math teaching. We are a small school, with one teacher per subject, and some tutor support. We are looking for someone comfortable teaching Pre-Algebra 1 to Pre-Calculus, who can engage students with projects that teach and apply math concepts, and who can differentiate instruction for a wide range of skills. Tech support involves overseeing our Mac-based student computer network and our staff computers, and the school wi-fi. Benefits include: medical & dental benefits, school contribution toward retirement starting second year, meals when working, school vacations, and a balanced combination of independence and support, livable wage, and great colleagues.

Send or email resumé and letter to: C.J. Spirito, Rock Point School 1 Rock Point Rd Burlington VT 05408 cspirito@rockpoint.org If emailing, please send letter and resumé as pdf attachment. www.rockpointschool.org

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and education. For more information email Kathleen Denette at Kathleen.Denette@ vermont.gov. Reference Job ID #618979. Location: Waterbury Status: Full-Time.

Application Deadline: May 16, 2016.

Tourism & Marketing: Director of Communications

Public Service Department

The Vermont Department of Public Service (PSD) is seeking dynamic and qualified candidates for an Energy Program Specialist position, which will focus on the evaluation of Vermont’s Energy Efficiency Utilities (EEU). EEU oversight includes Department of Department Health development of budgets and Experienced performance goals, evaluation of programs,sought and professional toVermont lead the Vermont of Tourism The Vermont Department of Health is seeking a talented professional to join verification of energy savings. This position may also oversee a variety of special Marketing’s public trade relations effcontrol orts.team This mission-critical position its tobacco in the Division of Health Promotion and Disease projects/grants in the areas of&alternative transportation, thermaland and electric energy Prevention in an effortcoverage to reduce the burden of chronic disease on Vermonters. efficiency. It is anticipated that person selected this position would spend tourism-related is the designed to for generate positive of Vermont in the We are looking for a colleague who has experience in risk behavior management, at least 50% of their time on EEU activities and the remaining on other topics as national and international marketplace.

The Director of Communications iscreating new and enjoys facilitating community/stakeholder engagement and assigned. strategic partnerships. Experience and implementing responsible for the development and implementation of ain developing proactive businesswork The Energy Program Specialist position will work cooperatively with plans and applying public health best practice to assist Vermont’s network of other team members as welloutreach as independently.

Duties may include: with EEU the goals and mission of the Department of plan consistent community organizations and service providers to reduce the impact of tobacco program evaluations; monitoring results; writing and issuing Requests for advertising and secondhand smoke exposure is preferred. The candidate will Tourism and Marketing as well as maintaining consistent communications Proposals; writing and managing grant agreements and contracts; developing ideally possess experience in tobacco control and prevention work, as well as via social networking tools.

This recommendations and filings to submit to the Public Service Board (PSB) on position is responsible for all tourism media experience in training and educating stakeholders on collaborative partnerships EEU issues; and providing testimony before the PSB. The ideal candidate will relations in-state and out-of-state; press release development; pitchingcritical targeted for sustainable interventions.

Strong project management, thinking skills, have excellent written and oral communication skills, a strong interest in the and an understanding of partnership engagement and/or community organizing tourism story ideas to regional field of energy efficiency, and project management experience.

Experience inand national media; development of press are required. The position requires exceptional written and verbal communication evaluation, measurement, and verification of energy programs is desired, but familiarization trips and itineraries; management of media contact skills, as well as the ability to write, administer andlists; manageand multiple grant and not required. NOTE: There is one position open for which we are recruiting contract agreements.

For information, contact Rhonda Williams at 863-7592 or support for Vermont’s international public relations initiatives.

The Director at 3 levels (Energy Program Specialist 618976) (Energy Program Specialist rhonda.williams@vermont.gov. Reference Job ID #619110. Location: Burlington.

II 619097) & (Energy Program III 619098) applicants willSpecialist also collaborate withmust theapply Agency of Full Commerce team in the Status: time - Limited executive service. Application Deadline: May 16, 2016. for each of the levels for which they wish to be considered. If you meet the

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development of toasubmit proactive travel trade and business recruitment plan. This qualifications to apply for all 3 levels, you will need an application for all 3 openings. For moreposition information, will contact Kelly Launder at 828-4039. report to the Commissioner of Tourism & Marketing.

Reference Job ID #618976, 619097 or 619098. Location: Montpelier. Status Vermont Department of Health Full time. Application deadline; May Job 31, 2016.

Description: The Vermont Department of Health’s Division of Health Promotion and Candidates must: demonstrate strong oral and written skills; have Technician a BA inII. Reporting to Disease Prevention an opening for a Program Experienced professional sought to lead thehas Vermont Department of Tourism and assisting the Division Business Manager, the ideal candidate will be an Public&Relations or related fi eld; have a minimum of fi ve years of relevant work Marketing’s public and tradeenergetic, relations efforts.

This mission-critical position organized and collaborative individual with exceptional written and Agency of Commerce experience; and Communitydemonstrate Development knowledge of Vermont and Vermont’s tourism industry. oral communication skills.

The position will support programmatic staff in a is designed to generate positive tourism-related coverage of Vermont in the VCGI seeks a leader in the geospatial technology and data management realms to wide variety of tasks and special projects. Other regular duties include grant direct our evolving organization and develop a vision for the future of geospatial national and international marketplace.

The Director of Communications is & contract processing, purchasing, accounts payable, literature review, outtechnology in state government.

VCGI is a division of thesamples Agency of Commerce Resume, writing and a minimum of three references should bebusiness responsible for the development andtravel implementation of scheduling, a proactive of-state arrangements, meeting training documentation, and Community Development with statewide responsibilities to lead and provide facilities requests, and phone lineof coverage responsibilities. Applicants to this submitted to Agency ofand Commerce and outreach planSweet, consistent goals mission theCommunity Department of governance to Vermont’s geospatial community andKitty shared data assets. Vermont The with the opportunity should be highly experienced using the Microsoft Office suite of Director will bring excellent interpersonal and public communication skills as Development, OneMarketing National Life Drive, Montpelier, VT 05620-0501.

Inout-ofTourism and as well as maintaining consistent applications, and be comfortable learningcommunications and using newand technology systems. well as experience with program, project and personnel management to a longCandidates should capable of converting andtourism editing documents viateam. social networking tools.

This position is be responsible for all mediainto state travel will beinformation, required.

Salary range: $45,000 - $50,000. established, dedicated and good-humored For more contact formats, be knowledgeable in the principles and practices of public David Metraux, david.metraux@vermont.gov.

Reference Job ID #619125.

Location: digital press relations in-state and out-of-state; release development; pitching targeted administration, understand modern office management practices, and be able Montpelier. Status: Full time, Permanent. Application deadline: May 16, 2016. tourism story ideas to regionaltoand national media; development of press establish and maintain effective working relationships.

For information, contactmanagement Al Johnson at 951-0162 or al.johnson@vermont.gov. familiarization trips and itineraries; of media contact lists; Reference and Job ID #619109. Location: Burlington. Status: Full time - Limited service. Application public relations initiatives. The Director Agency of Human Services support for Vermont’s international deadline: May 16, 2016.

The Division of Rate Setting is looking will for analso accountant with managerial collaborate with the Agency of Commerce executive team in the experience to coordinate reviews and audits of Medicaid cost reports submitted development of a proactive travel trade and business recruitment plan. This by nursing homes and Private Nonmedical Institutions for Children. The Audit Department of of Mental Health position report toand theshare Commissioner Tourism & Marketing.

Supervisor will work closely with all members of the will Division to manage Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital (VPCH) is seeking Mental Health Specialists the workload to insure an efficient and quality review is performed. Audit and to join our team of dedicated professionals. At VPCH we are passionate and review work is guided by reference to several sets of State regulations as well as Candidates must: methods demonstrate strongtooral and writtenwith skills; have a BA As in a Mental committed the care of individuals psychiatric disabilities.

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Required knowledge experience; demonstrate of Vermont and Vermont’s tourism industry. support the mission of VPCH to provide excellent care in a recovery-oriented, safe, skills include: Accounting, writing, editing, planning, forecasting, innovating and respectful environment. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals with a the preparation and delivery of presentations. The candidate will advise the DRS degreeof in Human or experience in a human Manager and Director on changes that Resume, should be made to State regulations and to writing samples and aBachelor’s minimum threeServices references should beservices setting.

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LEFTOVER FOOD NEWS: JUICEBOX RELOCATES, EDEN BRINGS ON NEW CIDER MAKER

Burlington juice and smoothie bar JUICEBOX has moved east to 194 College Street, right next to Computers for Change and across from new arcade bar the ARCHIVES. Owners IAN and KARA BOUCHETT, who opened Juicebox in December 2013, say the new location doubles their space. They’ve also expanded the menu.

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CAROL’S HUNGRY MIND CAFÉ OPENS SECOND LOCATION

well,” he says. While he’s not sure how dinner will shake out, “Aidan talked of doing some Mexican food in the evening,” Melanson notes. He’ll give that a try but also “listen to the people coming in to tell us what is popular.”

If all goes as planned, the diner will open in June. “I am excited about New Haven.

So many possibilities!” says Melanson. Meanwhile, the original Carol’s location remains up and running, and he has no plans to close it.

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GILFEATHER TURNIP NAMED VERMONT STATE VEGETABLE

Last week, the legislature voted to designate the Gilfeather turnip the Vermont state vegetable after two years of advocacy by students at Wardsboro Elementary School.

They were supported by a devoted group of parents, teachers and locals.

Fourth, fifth and sixth graders promoted the turnip as part of their school civics curriculum, making four field trips to the Vermont Statehouse. They testified before the House agriculture committee. They gave presentations. And, on April 29, they won statewide recognition for their hometown root vegetable.

So, what’s a Gilfeather turnip? It’s a sweet-tasting, ungainly cross between a turnip and a rutabaga, originally grown by Wardsboro farmer John Gilfeather in the

early 1900s. Like many brassicas, it’s a cool-weather crop that gets sweeter after a hard frost as the plant concentrates sugars in the root in an effort to survive the coming winter.

The knobby, outsize roots can grow to the size of a human head or larger, and they’ve inspired songs and books. Friends of the Wardsboro Library has self-published three editions of the Gilfeather Turnip Cookbook, which contains 137 recipes using the root.

Since 2002, Wardsboro has hosted the annual Gilfeather Turnip Festival in late October.

Visitors can sample Gilfeather turnip soups, mashes and other dishes at the town hall-cum“Turnip Café,” and local growers compete for titles such as Largest Turnip and Ugliest Turnip.

Intrigued? This year’s festival is on Saturday, October 22 — rain or shine.

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The Newport business formerly known as Eden Ice Cider will release its newest Sparkling Dry and Sparkling Semi-Dry ciders later this month. But instead of the old name, look for them under the moniker EDEN SPECIALTY CIDERS, which reflects the company’s recent expansion into products such as its Orleans Aperitif ciders.

That small Vermont cidery has been bringing home big awards. At the 2015 RateBeer awards, announced in January of this year, Eden was crowned Best Cidery in the World. The company also claimed a coveted 2016 Good Food Award for its Brandy Barrel Heirloom Blend and 2013 Sparkling Semi-Dry. Just last week, Eden earned a Best in Class award for its 2015 Sparkling Dry Cider at the Great Lakes International Cider & Perry Competition in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Along with a new name, Eden looks to summer 2016 with a new head cider maker, DAVID BIUN, formerly head cider maker at the small-batch distillery and cidery 1911 Spirits in Lafayette, N.Y. — M.H.

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Drivers on Route 7 near New Haven may wonder if they’ve accidentally strayed off the main route when they see CAROL’S HUNGRY MIND CAFÉ.

They haven’t. A downtown Middlebury institution for nearly 11 years, Carol’s has opened a new location at 7404 Ethan Allen Highway, the former site of Hill Top RV Center of Vergennes.

Hungry Mind co-owner JOHN MELANSON says he’d been thinking of opening a location on Route 7 for some time. “Then talk of the railroad bridge construction started,” he says, referring to the $55 million railroad bridge replacement project just down the street from the Middlebury shop. “That got the Route 7 idea on the front burner,” he adds.

Right now, the New Haven location serves baked goods, pastries and coffee at one end of the building — essentially a duplicate of the first Carol’s.

At the other end of the building, Melanson plans to open a restaurant that will serve “good ol’ home-cooked food,” he says. Think hamburgers, bacon and eggs, and sandwiches.

With chef AIDAN RYAN on board, the diner will offer breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Ryan formerly worked at the SHOREHAM INN and studied culinary arts at the Northlands Job Corps Center in Vergennes.

Melanson is excited about his new hire. “With the enthusiasm of youth staring me in the face, I can’t help but take a chance on a dinner place as

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Chittenden County residents will recognize Salese’s name. Currently he owns JUNIOR’S ITALIAN in Colchester and JUNIOR’S DOWNTOWN and JUNIOR’S RUSTICO in Burlington.

So the Stowe location is his fourth Vermont restaurant.

At Junior’s at Stowe, visitors will find wood-fired pizzas, homemade pasta, sandwiches, calzones, salads and Italian entrées such as chicken

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Parmesan. Salese says the restaurant will have a cozy, comfortable, mountain feel — the space has two fireplaces, he notes.

Salese hopes to open the 75-seat restaurant in early July and operate it year-round.

Any more future plans for the Junior’s empire? “This is my main project for now,” he says.

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Renovations are in progress at the former home of Gracie’s, which will become JUNIOR’S AT STOWE. “I’ve loved that location for a long time,” says new tenant FRANKE SALESE JR., who will rent the space with the option to buy.

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Later this month, the brewery will host several shows for the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival.

This summer, the brewers plan to make the most of their waterfront location, serving crowds during summer festivals, concerts and events. Haire says he hopes the brewery can join the Skinny Pancake, just down the block, in attracting visitors to the area year-round.

“It’s such a nice place to be,” he says. “People come here, and it’s this comfortable, relaxed setting. That’s what Burlington is all about.”

Foam Brewers is now open at 112 Lake Street, daily from noon to 9 p.m. or later.

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Horsing Around At one and a quarter miles, the Kentucky Derby is often referred to as “the most exciting two minutes in sports.” Held every year since 1875, the race sees jockeyed thoroughbreds round the track at Louisville’s Churchill Downs at breakneck speeds, vying for honor, glory and a substantial purse.

This year, the mane event hits South Burlington, where country songster Jamie Lee Thurston teams up with Hinesburg nonprofit organization AFTER the Track to present an evening of revelry centered on the 142nd Run for the Roses. Equine enthusiasts saddle up for prerace festivities, a silent auction, a hat contest, a live screening of the derby and a high-octane concert by Thurston. Now, off to the races!

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BURLINGTON BUSINESS ASSOCIATION MEMBERS’ MEETING WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE: Locals talk citywide safety with Brandon del Pozo. Community Room, Burlington Police Department, 7:30-9 a.m. $10; free for members. Info, 863-1175.

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ADULT BASIC CRAFT GROUP: Unfinished projects get the attention they deserve. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6:15-7:45 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

KNITTERS & NEEDLEWORKERS: Crafters convene for creative fun. Colchester Meeting House, 6-8 p.m. Free.

Info, 254-5660.

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ALONZO KING LINES BALLET: Natural soundscapes provide the backdrop for expressive choreography in “Biophony.” Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $15-45. Info, 863-5966.

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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AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE: Healthy donors give the gift of life. Milton Middle/High School, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Mount Ascutney Hospital & Health Center, Windsor, 1-6 p.m.

CAREER SERVICES: A Community College of Vermont job-hunt helper assists employment seekers with everything from résumé writing to online applications. Winooski Memorial Library, 2-4 p.m.

Free. Info, 655-6424.

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.

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CLASSIC FILM SERIES: Movie lovers view cinematic masterpieces. Call for details. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-5290.

‘FLORENCE AND THE UFFIZI GALLERY 3D/4K’: Shown as part of Great Art Wednesdays, this film offers access to key works by the likes of Leonardo Da Vinci. Town Hall ˜ eater, Middlebury, 11 a.m. $510. Info, 382-9222.

‘MR. HOLMES’: ˜ is 2015 drama shows an aging Sherlock Holmes as he struggles to remember his final case while in the throes of early dementia.

Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 748-2600.

‘OUT OF OUR HEADS: A MALE JOURNEY INTO THE HEART’: Men embrace a masculine model in which they feel comfortable being sensitive and vulnerable in a documentary released last year.

A Q&A follows. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7-10 p.m. Free.

Info, 356-2849.

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Saturday, May 7, 5 p.m., at Higher Ground Ballroom in South Burlington. $20-30.

Info, 877-987-6487. highergroundmusic.com

‘PANDAS: THE JOURNEY HOME’: China’s blackand-white bearlike animals prepare to head to new homes around the world. Northfield Savings Bank ˜ eater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11 a.m. & 1 & 3:30 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $10.50-13.50; free for kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

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COMMUNITY NIGHT: Carnivores dine on barbecue fare in support of YWCA of Vermont and Camp Hochelaga. Partial proceeds are donated. Bluebird Barbecue, Burlington, 4:30-9 p.m. Cost of food and drink. Info, 862-7520.

COMMUNITY SUPPER: Friends and neighbors connect over a scrumptious spread. Feel free to bring a dessert to share. ˜ e Wellness Co-op, Burlington, 5-5:45 p.m. Free. Info, 888-492-8218, ext. 300.

games

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.

health & fitness

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY: Participants get heady at an introduction to the practice of relieving pain and tension by manipulating the skull. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Coop, Montpelier, 6-7 p.m.

Free; preregister. Info, 223-8000, ext. 202.

DANCE-BASED CONDITIONING: Melissa Ham-Ellis leads a series of stretching and strengthening movements. No dance experience is required.

Fusion 802 Dance, South Burlington, 7:15-8:15 p.m. $15. Info, 444-0100.

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‘FLYING MONSTERS’: Airborne reptiles reach new heights in a 2D and 3D National Geographic film. Northfield Savings Bank ˜ eater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 12 & 2:30 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $10.50-13.50; free for kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

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When “Show Boat: A Popup Comedy Club” hits the stage, the capital city is in for a case of the giggles.

Founder Maggie Lenz, a staple in Montpelier’s standup scene, raises the curtain on this sidesplitting collaboration with Lost Nation Theater aimed at showcasing local and regional talent. Boston-based jokester Dan Boulger (pictured) headlines the series’ first installment, doling out the wisecracking wit that has earned him appearances on the “Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson” and spots supporting comedy superstars such as Louis CK and Zach Galifianakis. Green Mountain State gagsters Bitsy Biron, Tracy Dolan and Kendall Farrell top off the lineup, while suds served by Charlie-O’s World Famous keep spirits high.

‘SHOW BOAT: A POP-UP COMEDY CLUB’ Tuesday, May 10, 8 p.m., at Montpelier City Hall Auditorium. $15. Info, 229-0492. lostnationtheater.org

COURTESY OF JAKE WISDOM

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Live Aid What better way to honor the memory of an avid music fan than with two days of tunes by some of the region’s most popular bands? Jake Gregg was a musician, songwriter, member of the band Suncooked and Lyndon State College student who passed away after a twoyear battle with acute myeloid leukemia.

Gregg’s beat goes on at GreggFest 2016, featuring a rollicking roster of area songsters, including Montpelier rockers Coquette, funk masters Gang of Thieves (pictured) and Burlington synth-pop sensations Madaila. A beer garden, good eats and daytime activities round out this bash benefiting a scholarship fund for LSC’s music business and industry students.

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GREGGFEST 2016

Several years ago, pianist Rose Chancler took a chance by posting an ad on craigslist. “Seeking classical musicians for collaboration,” it read. Unlike many an illfated online solicitation, Chancler’s call to artists yielded an ideal result: a musical union between her and percussionist Jane Boxall. Known as the Ricochet Duo, the women have arranged an array of programs featuring everything from ragtime to tango to works by female composers. In their new electroacoustic and minimalist program “Wired,” the twosome takes to piano and marimba to find common ground between classical and contemporary styles.

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Friday, May 6, and Saturday, May 7, 5 p.m., at Lyndon State College Skate Park Amphitheater in Lyndonville. $5-15. Info, 748-2600. catamountarts.org

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Arts Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

EPIC MINDFULNESS MEDITATION: Guided practice and group conversation with Yushin Sola cultivate well-being. Railyard Apothecary, Burlington, 7:308:30 p.m. $14. Info, 299-9531.

STORY TIME & PLAYGROUP: Engrossing plots unfold into projects for young ’uns up to age 6 and their grown-ups. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

INSIGHT MEDITATION: Attendees deepen their understanding of Buddhist principles and practices.

Wellspring Mental Health and Wellness Center, Hardwick, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 472-6694.

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.

GUS SPETH: The orld Resources Institute founder reflects on his southern roots and looks to the future of his field in “Unlikely Making of an Environmental Leader,” presented as part of the First Wednesdays series. Norwich Congregational Church, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 649-1184.

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LYNN PARRISH SUTTON: ANIMALLY Celebrate Children’s Book Week happily, cleverly, playfully — animally! — with a story time and activities. All ages welcome. Free.

MEET MARTHA THE TALKING DOG! All ages welcome. Free.

JENSEN BEACH: SWALLOWED BY THE COLD Celebrate the launch of this intricate, interlocking collection of stories.

THU 19 ERIC RICKSTAD: 7pm LIE IN WAIT Discover an unforgettable thriller set in the Northeast Kingdom.

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BEGINNER RUSSIAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Language lovers learn the basics of the Eastern Slavic tongue. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6-6:45 p.m. Free. Info, reference@burlingtonvt.gov.

MINDFUL WORKWEEKS: WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEDITATION: Give your brain a break at a midweek “om” session followed by tea and conversation.

Milarepa Center, Barnet, 7-8 p.m. Donations. Info, 633-4136.

‘CLUB DE LECTURE’: Cheikh Hamidou Kane’s L’aventure ambiguë inspires Frenchlanguage dialogue among readers.

Klein Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-8:15 p.m. $3. Info, laurenceclerfeuille@yahoo.com.

MEET MARTHA THE TALKING DOG! All ages are welcome to this free Children’s Book Week event.

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BEGINNER ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: Students build a foundation in reading, speaking and writing.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free.

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MIDDLEBURY FITNESS BOOT CAMP: Participants improve strength, agility, endurance and cardiovascular fitness with inte val training. Middlebury Municipal Gym, 7-8 a.m. $12. Info, 343-7160.

MORNING FLOW YOGA: Greet the day with a grounding and energizing class for all levels. The ellness Collective, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. $10.

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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.

INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Speakers fine-tune their skills. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:457:30 p.m. Free. Info, reference@burlingtonvt.gov.

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RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: A stretching session for all ability levels builds physical and mental strength to support healing. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 861-3150.

R.I.P.P.E.D.: Resistance, intervals, power, plyometrics, endurance and diet define this high-intensi y physical-fitness program. No th End Studio B, Burlington, 6 p.m. $10. Info, 578-9243.

TRADITIONAL HERBALISM IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD: A CASE STUDY OF CUBA: Kenzie McDonald shares her perspective on herbalism in the context of Cuban culture. Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, Montpelier, 6-8 p.m. $12. Info, 224-7100.

TREAD & SHRED: Active bodies take to treadmills and elliptical machines for a motivating group workout. Your Personal Best Fitness, South Burlington, 6-6:45 p.m. $15. Info, 658-1616.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT SOUND MEDITATION: The sa cred tones of Tibetan singing bowls, gong, flute and drum help participants release physical and energetic toxins. The ellness Collective, Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. $15. Info, 510-697-7790.

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INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: Participants take communication to the next level. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, reference@burlingtonvt.gov.

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MR. AIRPLANE MAN: Margaret Garrett and Tara McManus dole out their distinctive blend of country blues and garage pop. Stearns Performance Space, Johnson State College, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1408.

VERMONT ALL STATE MUSICAL FESTIVAL: High school students lend their talents to jazz, band, orchestra and choral performances. Missisquoi Valley Union Middle & High School, Swanton. $65.

Info, 868-7311.

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ZUMBA: Lively Latin rhythms fuel this dancefitness phenomenon. ergennes Opera House, 6-7 p.m. $10. Info, 349-0026.

‘INTERSECTIONALITY: WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM CHARACTERS IN ‘HAIRSPRAY’’: The Lost Nation Theater production sets the stage for an exploration of privilege and oppression. Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345, ext. 6.

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CREATIVE DANCE FOR BOYS & GIRLS WITH NICOLE CONTE STEVENS: Energetic kiddos increase body awareness through imaginative movement challenges. Call for times. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph. $8-10; preregister. Info, 728-6464.

DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP: Readers ages 8 through 11 weigh in on The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 264-5660.

KIDS’ OPEN GYM: Physical fitness is disguised as fun for children ages 6 to 10. Church of the Nazarene, Williston, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-8591.

SCIENCE & STORIES: ‘SEED SCIENCE’: Ideas blossom as budding green thumbs plant garden starters. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Regular admission,

RUN WITH THE HASH: Beer hounds of legal age earn sips with an invigorating jog. See burlingtonhash.com for details. Various Burlington locations, 6:30-9 p.m. $5; free for first-timers. Info, roscoepcsbh3@gmail.com.

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

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CHRISTOPHER RICKS: In the First Wednesdays series presentation “Just Like a Man? Bob Dylan and the Charge of Misogyny,” the literary critic considers sexism in human and social contexts. McCarthy

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON: In “Joseph Pulitzer and the American Republic,” a First Wednesdays series talk, the Boston College professor reports on the publisher’s contributions to journalism and the country. Rutland Free Library, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 773-1860.

IRENE KACANDES: The Da tmouth College professor offers insight into why we love reading about the lives of others in the First Wednesdays series presentation “The Memoir Boom: Who, What, Wh .”

St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291.

JAY PARINI: The Middlebu y College professor invokes the patron saint of Vermont poets in “Robert Frost in the World,” a First Wednesdays series lecture. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 7-8:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 388-4095.

MICHAEL ARNOWITT: The First ednesdays series talk “Beethoven’s Sketchbooks” considers the composer’s creative process. Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 334-7902.

REEVE LINDBERGH: The author and daughter of Charles delivers the First Wednesdays series lecture “Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis,” looking at the aviator’s nonstop flight from New York to Paris as the vehicle for his love story with the speaker’s mother. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

RICK HODES: “Extreme Medicine: Practicing in Africa for 28 years” is just what the doctor ordered.

Room 219, McCardell Bicentennial Hall, Middlebury College, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5000.

RICK WINSTON: Referencing movie clips, the cinema buff transports attendees to the golden age of Hollywood in “Classic Films of the 1950s.” Platt Memorial Library, Shoreham, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 897-2001.

TIM HAYES & STEPHANIE LOCKHART: Friends and “neigh”-bors saddle up for a discussion on equine therapy, complete with a live horse demonstration.

Library and Learning Center, Johnson State College, 4-5:45 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1408.

theater

‘I AND YOU’: Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass sparks an unlikely friendship in this Vermont Stage production. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $28.8037.50. Info, 863-5966.

‘LIVING TOGETHER’: Northern Stage raises the curtain on this hilarious installment of Alan Ayckbourn’s The Norman Conquests Trilogy, which pokes fun at a pack of unhappy thirtysomethings.

Barrette Center for the Arts, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $15-55. Info, 296-7000.

words

WEDNESDAY CREATIVE WRITING 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.

WEDNESDAY EVENING BOOK CLUB: Avid readers exchange ideas and opinions about Chris Bohjalian’s The Guest Room. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6:45-8 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

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OPEN STUDIO: Creatives meet new friends and make art in a community setting. Expressive Arts Burlington, noon-2 p.m. $15. Info, 862-5302.

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MEET YOUR POLICE BARBECUE: Community members mingle with Burlington law enforcement officers ver barbecue fare, live entertainment, kids’ activities and more. North St., Burlington, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 540-2107.

dance

CONTEMPORARY DANCE CLASS: Instruction for individuals of varying ability levels is tailored to each student’s personal and creative style. North End Studio B, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. $5; free for first timers. Info, 863-6713.

education

MIDDLE SCHOOL VISITING DAY: Parents and potential students learn the ABCs of the expanding independent learning facility. Vermont Day School, Shelburne, 9-10 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, lmacdonald@vtdayschool.org.

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AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE: See WED.4, Heritage Ford, South Burlington, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

BACON THURSDAY MEMORIAL HOGBASH: A Nutty Steph’s Bacon Thursday throwback o fers unlimited pork, camping, a bonfire and other o f-the-wall activities. Onion River Campground, Plainfield, 6-11 p.m. $15-35; BYOB. Info, 426-3233.

CAREER SERVICES: See WED.4.

DANCE, PAINT, WRITE: Adults and teens reboot mind, body and spirit with guided movement followed by a creative session set to music.

Expressive Arts Burlington, 10-11:45 a.m. $20; free for first-timers. Info, 343-8172 HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE & RECITAL: Photos illustrate “Songs of the Holocaust,” performed by soprano Rachel Joselson and pianist Rene Lecuona.

Remarks by rabbi David Fainsilber complete the commemorative evening. Jewish Community of Greater Stowe, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 253-1800.

LA LECHE LEAGUE MEETING: Nursing mothers share breastfeeding tips and resources. Essex Free Library, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, lllessexvt@gmail. com.

WOMEN GROW MEETING: The Marijuana Policy Project’s Matt Simon speaks on the status of cannabis legislation in the Vermont state house.

Clockhouse, Goddard College, Plainfield, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $25. Info, mia.feroleto@gmail.com.

‘CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA’: Juliette Binoche portrays an actress who faces harsh realities when starring in a revival of the play that launched her career. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

‘FLYING MONSTERS’: See WED.4.

‘PANDAS: THE JOURNEY HOME’: See WED.4.

food & drink

COCKTAIL PARTY: Themed libations please palates at a weekly sipping session complete with shuffle board. Stonecutter Spirits, Middlebury, noon-8 p.m.

Cost of drinks; BYO food. Info, 388-3000.

CHITTENDEN COUNTY CHESS CLUB: Checkmate!

Strategic thinkers make calculated moves as they vie for their opponent’s king. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 324-1143.

health & fitness

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GUIDED PARTNER THAI BODYWORK: Lori Flower of Karmic Connection teaches techniques for relaxation and peace of mind. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Coop, Montpelier, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $8-10; preregister. Info, 223-8000, ext. 202.

kids

LEGO CLUB: Brightly colored interlocking blocks inspire developing minds. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

PJ STORY HOUR: Little ones dress for bed and wind down with tales and treats. Fairfax Community Library, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 849-2420.

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PLAINFIELD PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Tykes ages 2 through 5 discover the magic of literature. Cutler Memorial Library, Plainfield, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free.

Info, 454-8504.

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PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Captivating narratives pave the way for crafts and activities for tots ages 3 through 6. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10:30-11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 264-5660.

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

Free. Info, 878-6956.

ROBOTICS!: Gear heads in grades 4 and 5 maneuver a bot through an obstacle course with help from Essex High School students. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:15-4:45 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

‘THE WIZARD OF OZ’: A cast of sixth through eighth graders travels down the yellow brick road in the time-tested classic. Edmunds Middle School, Burlington, 4 p.m. Donations. Info, ccuddy@uvm.edu.

WORD PLAY FOR KIDS: A wide variety of verbal interactions improve language skills in 3- and 4-yearolds. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30-11 a.m.

Free. Info, reference@burlingtonvt.gov.

language

FRENCH CONVERSATION: Francophones fine-tun their speaking skills. Bradford Public Library, 4 p.m.

Free. Info, 222-4536.

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

PLAUDERSTUNDE: Conversationalists with basic knowledge of the German language put their skills to use over lunch. Zen Gardens, South Burlington, noon. Cost of food. Info, 862-1677.

music

OPEN MIC: Players, poets and storytellers test their talents onstage. Jericho Town Library, 6:308:30 p.m. Free; BYOB; preregister to perform. Info, jerichoopenmic@gmail.com.

SHELBURNE VINEYARD FIRST THURSDAYS CONCERT: Hard Scrabble serve up acoustic bluegrass numbers for an evening complete with food, beer and wine. Partial proceeds benefit E erybody Wins! Vermont. Shelburne Vineyard, 6-8:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 985-8222.

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‘HOW TO SHINE YOUR LIGHT NO MATTER WHAT SO YOU CAN CONFIDENTLY SHARE YOUR GIFTS WITH THE WORLD’: Friends and neighbors pursue a more joyful personal and professional life at a weekly community gathering. Private residence, Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. Free; nonperishable food donations accepted. Info, 864-2978.

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COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS: Twenty minutes of guided practice with Andrea O’Connor alleviate 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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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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‘RIFFTRAX LIVE: TIME CHASERS’: Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett offer wisecracking commentary on the sci-fi cult classic.

Palace 9 Cinemas, South Burlington, 8 p.m. $12.50.

Info, 660-9300.

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WOOD TURTLES IN VERMONT: ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION: What makes these reptiles tick? Animal lovers learn about the slow-moving creatures with experts Chris Jenkins and Lydia Menendez Parker. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-6206.

sports

BURLINGTON RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB: New and veteran players attend a practice to learn about the sport and join the team. Bring cleats and a mouth guard. Fort Ethan Allen Athletic Fields, Colchester, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, burlingtonrugbyevents@gmail.com.

FREE AIKIDO CLASS: An introduction to the Japanese martial art focuses on centering and finding freedom while under attack. Aikido of Champlain Valley, Burlington, 6-7:15 p.m. Free. Info, 951-8900.

talks

ALEX LEHNING: The historian harks to decades past in “German-Italian Relations and the ‘Jewish Question,’ 1933-1943.” St. Albans Historical Museum, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 527-7933.

BRIAN MOHR & EMILY JOHNSON: Vibrant photos and video footage add color to the multimedia presentation “Human-Powered,” in which the storytellers detail their mountain adventures. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

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‘A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM’: Middlebury Community Players present a romp through Rome with Stephen Sondheim’s play combining ancient comedy and classic vaudeville.

Town Hall Theate , Middlebury, 8 p.m. $15-23. Info, 382-9222.

‘HAIRSPRAY’: Beehive hairdos blazing, Lost Nation Theater stages this 1960s-era comedy about a plus-size teen on a television dance show who turns a segregated Baltimore upside down.

Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. $10-75.

Info, 229-0492.

‘I AND YOU’: See WED.4.

‘LIVING TOGETHER’: See WED.4, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

‘A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM’: Cláudio Medeiros directs student performers in the bard’s comedy about lovers, actors and meddling fairies.

Wright Memorial Theatre, Middlebu y College, 7:30 p.m. $6-12. Info, 443-3168.

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‘SABRINA’: Hilarity ensues when a wealthy playboy sets his sights on a chauffeur’s daughter in a romantic comedy presented by Essex Community Players. Essex Memorial Hall, 8 p.m. $14-16. Info, 878-9109.

SPIELPALAST CABARET: Burlesque beauties perform naughty numbers during an evening of ever-evolving theatrics anchored by a raucous house orchestra. Black Box Theate , Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 8 p.m. $20-25. Info, 863-5966.

RECITE!: Rhyme-and-meter masters regale listeners with original and chosen poetry at this monthly meetup. Mon Vert Café, Woodstock, 5:30-7 p.m.

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‘RABBIT HOLE’: A tragic event turns a couple’s world upside down in David Lindsay-Abaire’s emotional drama, staged by Vermont Actor’s Repertory Theatre. Brick Box, Paramount Theatre, Rutland 7:30 p.m. $20. Info, 775-0903.

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START THE CONVERSATION: A COMMUNITY DISCUSSION ABOUT FAMILY, AGING & END-OFLIFE CHOICES: Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice’s Emily McKenna shows the short documentary Nine to Ninety, which delves into the challenges of growing older. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 1-2 p.m. Free. Info, 223-2518.

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ESSEX JUNCTION RUMMAGE SALE: Secondhand items delight thrifty shoppers. Grace United Methodist Church, Essex Junction, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Free. Info, 878-8071.

FAIRFAX RUMMAGE SALE: Deal seekers scoop up gently used items. Baptist Building, Fairfax, 3-7 p.m. Free. Info, 849-6313.

LADIES AIDE INDUSTRIA RUMMAGE SALE: Customers bag bargains on take-home treasures.

Burnham Hall, Lincoln, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Info, 453-3364.

comedy

COMEDY & CUPCAKES: Area jokesters bring on the laughs at a benefit for the Integrated A ts Academy. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 8 p.m. $20. Info, 540-0406.

community

ALL BREED RESCUE CALCUTTA: Animal lovers share an Italian dinner, then vie for prizes to support rescue pups. Entertainment by DJ Corey Gottfried rounds out the fun. Burlington VFW Post, 6 p.m. $75. Info, allbreedvt@allbreedrescuevt.com.

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

LEADERCAST: The theme “Architects of omorrow” guides a series of on-screen talks by globally recognized leaders such as FOCUS Brands’ Kat Cole and Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak. Champlain College, Burlington, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $89-99. Info, 660-1800.

VERMONT ARBOR DAY CONFERENCE: Those inte ested in caring for the canopy converge for a day of arboreal activities including panel discussions, storytelling, workshops and more. Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. $40. Info, 828-1294.

crafts

COLOR YOUR HEART OUT: Adults enliven specially created illustrations with the colors of the rainbow.

Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 4-6:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 229-0774.

dance

BALLROOM & LATIN DANCING: Samir Elabd leads choreographed steps for singles and couples.

See ballroomnights.com for details. Williston Jazzercise Fitness Center, introductory lesson, 7-8 p.m.; dance, 8-9:30 p.m. $8 for dance; $14 for lesson and dance. Info, 862-2269.

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

JOHNSON STATE COLLEGE DANCE CLUB: Students bring spectacular choreography to the stage in a spring performance. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 7 p.m. Free; preregister.

Info, 473-0850.

JUST MOVE: Participants leave dance steps behind when responding to music in a movement session with Sakshi Keeton. The ellness Collective, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. $10. Info, 777-8415.

SENIOR THESIS DANCE CONCERT: Middlebury College dance pupils Sky Williams and Otto Pierce show the fruits of their labor. Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. $6-12. Info, 443-6433.

education

CENTER FOR CARTOON STUDIES COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY: New York Times best-selling cartoonist Nate Powell addresses graduates. Barrette Center for the Arts, White River Junction, 5 p.m.

Free; limited space. Info, 295-3319.

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ART RIVAL: Revelers welcome spring with DJed and live music, sculpture, snacks and a bonfire.

Onion River Campground, Plainfield, 6-10 p.m. $2 15; BYOB. Info, 426-3233.

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE OBSERVATORY OPEN HOUSE: Clear skies at night mean viewers’ delight when telescope users observe celestial happenings. McCardell Bicentennial Hall, Middlebury College, 9-10:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-2266.

TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION MONTH KICKOFF PARTY: Sexual health games, educational resources, good eats and a raffle pa e the way for a screening and discussion of the documentary How to Lose Your Virginity. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, 861-2072.

fairs & festivals

GREGGFEST 2016: Madaila and Gang of Thie es are among a roster of area rockers set to take the stage at this two-day musical memorial for student Jake Gregg, who lost his life to leukemia.

See calendar spotlight. Skate Park Amphitheater, Lyndon State College, 5 p.m. $5-15. Info, 748-2600.

WAKING WINDOWS: A three-day fête features more than 100 musical acts, local art, and food and drink at participating restaurants. Various Winooski locations. $10-45; some events free. Info, info@wakingwindows.com.

film

‘FLYING MONSTERS’: See WED.4.

LAKE CHAMPLAIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL LOCAL FILM SHOWCASE: Cinephiles get a sneak peak of six shorts slated to hit the screen during November’s festival. Strand Center Theatre, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 6:30-9 p.m. $5; free for kids under 18 and students with ID. Info, 518-324-2787.

‘THE MESSENGER’: A 2015 documentary investigates the depletion of songbird species and the implications for the planet. Vermont Institute of Natural Science Nature Center, Quechee, 7-9 p.m.

Free. Info, 359-5000.

‘PANDAS: THE JOURNEY HOME’: See WED.4.

food & drink

FRANKLIN COUNTY REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER: Fine food and drink fuel a celebration recognizing outstanding area businesses and organizations. A talk

by Dilip Joseph tops off the evening. American Legion, St. Albans, 5 p.m. $45; $320 for a table of 8; cash bar. Info, 524-2444.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.4, 9:15 a.m.

health & fitness

FITNESS FOR EVERY BODY: Strength, agility, coordination and heart-healthy exercises are modified for folks of all ability levels. Charlotte Senior Center, 9:15-10 a.m. $10. Info, 343-7160.

RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.4.

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.

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

Thursday, July 14 at 8 pm, MainStage On sale to Flynn members 5/9 at 10 am and to the public 5/13 at 10 am. Become a member to get the best seats.

LIVE ACTION ROLE-PLAY: Gamers in grades 6 through 12 take on alter egos. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

MAGIC: THE GATHERING: Decks of cards determine the arsenal with which participants, or “planes walkers,” fight others for glo y, knowledge and conquest. For grades 6 and up. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

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‘OLIVER!’: An orphaned boy yearns to escape London’s seedy underworld in this musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale Oliver Twist, presented by Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School.

South Burlington High School, 7-9 p.m. $6-10. Info, 318-3742.

SONGS & STORIES WITH MATTHEW: Matthew Witten helps tykes start the day with tunes and tales of adventure. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

‘THE WIZARD OF OZ’: See THU.5, 7 p.m.

music

COLCHESTER COMMUNITY CHORUS: Singers welcome spring with the program “Nature, Love & Song.” Colchester High School, 7:30 p.m.

Donations. Info, 862-3910.

DAVID KAPLAN & CAROLINE SHAW: The pianist and prize-winning violinist band together to perform original songs and short pieces by Schumann as part of the University of Vermont Lane Series.

UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $10-30.

Info, 656-4455.

FRIDAY NIGHT FIRES: THE DUPONT BROTHERS: The acoustic duo pairs finger yle guitar with folk and Americana tunes at an intimate show where picnicking is encouraged. Fresh Tracks Farm Vineyard & Winery, Berlin, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 223-1151.

MAD RIVER CHORALE SPRING CONCERT: Works

by Dvořák, Brahms, De Cormier and others come alive in the program “Songs My Mother Taught Me.” Warren United Church of Christ, 7:30 p.m. $12-15; free for kids 11 and under. Info, 496-4781.

POSSUMHAW: Vocalist Colby Crehan leads the band in bluegrass and country-folk harmonies.

Palmer Street Coffeehouse, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7:309:30 p.m. $10. Info, uufpoffice@gmail.com THE ROUGH & TUMBLE: Hailing from East Nashville, the duo doles out folk-Americana numbers from 2016’s Pieces and Pieces. Joe Ferris and Songs Without Sam open. ROTA Gallery and Studio, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. $3-10. Info, rotagallery@gmail.com.

VERMONT ALL STATE MUSICAL FESTIVAL: See WED.4.

VERMONT VIRTUOSI: A chamber ensemble hits all the right notes in the program “Open Windows.”

Bethany Church of Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 881-9153.

outdoors

SPRING MIGRATION BIRD WALKS: Avian enthusiasts explore habitat hot spots in search of warblers, waterfowl and more. Hubbard Park, Montpelier, 7-8:30 a.m. $10; free for members. Info, 229-6206.

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LAUGHTER YOGA: Breathe, clap, chant and giggle!

Both new and experienced participants reduce stress with this playful practice. The ellness Coop, Burlington, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 888-492-8218, ext. 300.

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BETTER BALANCE: A cardiovascular warm-up, strength training and targeted balancing exercises combine to improve stability and confidence. Pines Senior Living Community, South Burlington, 10-11 a.m. $5-6. Info, 658-7477.

YOUNITE: A HEALTHY EVENING FOR LADIES: Females nosh on tasty eats and relax with massage, mini yoga classes and more at this celebration of self-care and well-being. Second floo , Burlington City Arts, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-9850.

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WHISKEY & CHEESE PAIRING: Art hounds indulge on locally distilled libations and fromage while feasting their eyes on artist Fay Stanford’s exhibition “Modern Maturity.” ONE Arts Center, Burlington, 6-9 p.m. $15-20. Info, 518-649-6464.

ROCK YOUR YOGA: Live music by Dead Set energizes students in a gentle yoga class complete with aromatherapy, guided meditation and fresh juice. Sangha Studio, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $20. Info, 448-4262.

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FOODWAYS FRIDAYS: Cooks use heirloom herbs and veggies to revive historic recipes in the farmhouse kitchen. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular admission, $414; free for kids under 3. Info, 457-2355.

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‘I AND YOU’: See WED.4.

‘LIVING TOGETHER’: See WED.4.

‘A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM’: See THU.5.

‘RABBIT HOLE’: See THU.5.

‘SABRINA’: See THU.5.

SPIELPALAST CABARET: See THU.5, 8 & 11 p.m.

‘YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU’: Theater l vers laugh until they cry during the Lamoille County Players’ production of George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s 1930s screwball comedy. Hyde Park Opera House, 7-9:30 p.m. $10-18. Info, 888-4507.

TREE PLANTING: Environmentally conscious volunteers join Branch Out Burlington! to sow leaf-andtrunk species. No dogs, please. UVM Horticultural Research Center, South Burlington, 9-11 a.m. Free.

Info, 656-5440.

bazaars

ESSEX JUNCTION RUMMAGE SALE: See FRI.6, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

FAIRFAX RUMMAGE SALE: See FRI.6, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

LADIES AIDE INDUSTRIA RUMMAGE SALE: See FRI.6, 8 a.m.-noon.

OPENING WEEKEND YARD SALE & ORGANIC PLANT STARTS SALE: Shoppers browse a variety of garden starters and gently used goods. Onion River Campground, Plainfield, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3233.

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AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE: See WED.4, Barstow VERMONT YOUTH CONFERENCE: Memorial School, Chittenden, 9 Young people ages 14 through 24 a.m.-2 p.m. University Mall, South connect with peers over shared isH Y M Burlington, 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

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COMMUNITY 10TH ANNIVERSARY BLOCK Burlington College, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Free; preregisPARTY: Artists, alumni and Vermont’s cartoonist ter. Info, 864-7423, ext. 215. laureate Ed Koren converge for a family-friendly celebration complete with live music, tasty fare and kids’ dance activities. Downtown White River Junction, 11 a.m.-2 BURLINGTON WESTIE FIRST SATURDAY DANCE: p.m. Free. Info, 295-3319.

Hoofers hit the dance floor for a themed e ening CYCLE DE MAYO: Bicyclists gear up for the spring of blues and West Coast swing. North End Studio riding season with helmet fittings, a skills course and A, Burlington, introductory lesson, 6:30 p.m.; worka slow pedal through the village. Maple Street Park, shop, 7 p.m.; dance, 8-11 p.m. $7-10. Info, burlingtonEssex Junction, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6944. westie@gmail.com.

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‘A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM’: See THU.5.

BRANCH OUT BURLINGTON! TREE SALE PICKUP: Those who previously placed orders for saplings claim their perennial purchases. UVM Horticultural Research Center, South Burlington, 9-11 a.m. Free.

Info, 656-5440.

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‘CATS’: Fantastical felines sing and dance in the Pentangle Arts and ArtisTree production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s popular musical. Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 7:30 p.m. $17-28. Info, 457-3981

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HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION EVENT: Citizens get into the spirit of spring cleaning by disposing of antifreeze, motor oil, batteries and other potentially harmful substances.

Highgate Transfer Station, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. $1-5. Info, 868-4697.

ARTIE LANGE: The radio personali y has audience members in stitches with his rude and crude standup routine.

Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 8 p.m. $39.75; for ages 18 and up. Info, 775-0903.

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GREEN UP DAY: Eco-conscious community members pitch in to eliminate litter. See greenupvermont.org for details. Various locations statewide.

Free. Info, 229-4586.

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‘CONTINUING THE JOURNEY: COURAGE, HEALING AND STORYTELLING’: Twenty years after the release of her documentary Journey Into Courage, director Bess O’Brien joins survivors of abuse for stories of struggle and triumph, followed by an update on domestic and family violence legislation.

Esther Mesh Room, Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, 6-7:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 685-3138.

FRIDAY MORNING WORKSHOP: Lit lovers analyze creative works-in-progress penned 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.

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BLACK FLY STORY SLAM: Wordsmiths present up to fi e minutes of nonfiction on the theme “Lesson Learned” during an evening of friendly competition.

Olive Ridley’s, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 6 p.m. Free. Info, info@adirondackcenterforwriting.org.

PLANT & BOOK SALE: Green thumbs and bookworms get their fi l of hanging plants and gardening, DIY, home improvement and poetry publications. North Common, Chelsea, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free.

Info, 685-2188.

JOHNSON STATE COLLEGE DANCE CLUB: See FRI.6.

QUEEN CITY TANGO WORKSHOPS & MILONGA: Lessons for various skill levels lead to a lively social dance. See tangomango.org for details. Champlain Club, Burlington, beginners’ class, 6:15 p.m.; experienced dancers’ class, 7 p.m.; milonga, 8 p.m. Prices vary. Info, 877-6648.

SENIOR THESIS DANCE CONCERT: See FRI.6.

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WOODCOCK WALK: Nature lovers watch the bird’s elaborate mating rituals on a sunset stroll through the Stephen Young Marsh area. Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge, Swanton, 7:30-9 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 868-4781.

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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.

JAMIE LEE THURSTON’S KENTUCKY DERBY PARTY: Equine enthusiasts race to an evening of country music and merriment centered on the Run for the Roses. See calendar spotlight. Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 5 p.m. $20-30.

Info, 877-987-6487.

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‘FLYING MONSTERS’: See WED.4.

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LITTLE EXPLORER PROGRAM: Tykes and their families embark on a nature adventure with Mr. K. Mill River Falls Natural Area, St. Albans City, 9 a.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 868-3970.

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SHIITAKEPALOOZA: Cap-and-stem enthusiasts get their hands dirty during mushroom inoculation sessions, a raffle, a farmhouse jam session and a disc golf tournament. See eddyfarmschool.com for details. Eddy Farm School for Horse & Rider, Middlebury. Free. Info, 388-6196.

TEA AT THE CASTLE: Friends sip tea and nibble scones while Babs Swantak provides Downton Abbey-style entertainment. Costumes are optional.

Bradford Public Library, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 222-4536.

J.M. POWELL: The ermont children’s author marks Green Up Day with a reading of his book The Pitkin Kids Learn About Recycling. Carpenter-Carse Library, Hinesburg, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 482-2878.

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MONTPELIER KIWANIS CLUB ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST: Diners pile their plates with scrambled eggs, sausage, pancakes and toast to support central Vermont kids. Boutwell Masonic Center, Montpelier, 7-11:30 a.m. $4-7. Info, 279-4251.

HARDWICK STORY TIME: Tots up to age 6 sit tight for engaging narratives. Jeudevine Memorial Library, Hardwick, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 472-5948.

LYNN PARRISH SUTTON: Budding bookworms join the writer for story time, featuring her new publication Animally. Phoenix Books Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 448-3350.

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CHOCOLATE TASTING: With the help of a tasting guide, chocoholics of all ages discover the fla or profiles of four different confections. Lake Champlain Chocolates Factory Store & Café, Burlington, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 864-1807.

GREEN MOUNTAIN YOUTH SYMPHONY AUDITIONS: Musicians of varying skill levels vie for spots in the organization. Monteverdi Music School, Montpelier, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free; preregister.

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CAPITAL CITY FARMERS MARKET: Meats and cheeses join farm-fresh produce, baked goods, and locally made arts and crafts. 60 State Street, Montpelier, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 793-8347.

‘OLIVER!’: See FRI.6, 2-4 & 7-9 p.m.

CHOCOLATE-MAKING WORKSHOP: Sweets lovers ages 8 and up tempt their tastebuds in a hands-on session dedicated to truffles. Kids under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Fairfax Community Library, 10-11:30 a.m. $5; preregister. Info, 849-2420.

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‘TIMBUKTU’: A family’s world is turned upside down by radical jihadists in Abderrahmane Sissako’s award-winning drama shown with English subtitles.

Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, Middlebury College, 3 & 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.

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Southside Steakhouse, Rutland, 4:30-7 p.m. $50; cash bar. Info, chaffeeartcenter16@gmail.com.

MAYFEST CELEBRATION: Kiddos ages DA T N CE UR 6 and under and their families welcome C O NCE RT | C O R.I.P.P.E.D.: See WED.4, North End Studio spring with live music, crafts, pony rides A, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. and maypole dances. Lake Champlain Waldorf SPRING INTO SPORTS: The new physical rehab School, Shelburne, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 985facility opens its doors to the public to partici2827 ext 12. pate in healthful activities and meet members MEET MARTHA THE TALKING DOG: Youngsters of the team. Central Vermont Medical Center mingle with the star of Susan Meddaugh’s chilRehabilitation Thera y, Berlin, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free; dren’s series. Phoenix Books Essex, 11 a.m. Free. preregistration required for some activities. Info, Info, 872-7111. Phoenix Books Burlington, 2 p.m.

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SATURDAY DROP-IN STORY TIME: A weekly selection of songs and narratives engages all ages.

Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

STEPHEN R. SWINBURNE: Baby animals learn to let go of their fears in Safe in a Storm, which the author reads as part of Children’s Book Week. Phoenix Books Rutland, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 855-8078.

TOUCH A TRUCK: Vroom, vroom! Little ones climb aboard service vehicles at this automobile adventure. Parking lot, Colchester High School, quiet time, 9-10:30 a.m.; horns and sirens, 10:30-11 a.m.

Free. Info, 264-5640.

WARMER WATER & WEATHER ART WORKSHOP: Crafty kids create underwater scenes, aquatic wildlife and discovery bottles. ONE Arts Center, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. $20; $10 per sibling. Info, oneartskids@gmail.com.

‘THE WIZARD OF OZ’: See THU.5, 7 p.m.

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‘A BENEFIT IN DRAG’: Ronnie Bancroft and Mike Oxready host a star-studded night of drag and burlesque to support Relay for Life of Chittenden County. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $10. Info, 540-0406.

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CHRIS ISAAK: The “ icked Games” singer serenades listeners as part of his First Comes the Night Tour. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $59.50-98.50. Info, 603-448-0400.

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE WIND ENSEMBLE: Matthew M. Marsit conducts student musicians in “The Great Spirit.” Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover N.H., 8 p.m. $5-10. Info, 603-646-2422.

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IAIN MACHARG: The Scottish bagpiper pe forms a concert of traditional tunes benefiting Jaquith Public Library’s youth services. Fritz’s Barn, Marshfield, 7 p.m. $8-10; free for kids. Info, 426-3581.

MAD RIVER CHORALE SPRING CONCERT: See FRI.6, Waterbury Congregational Church.

ONION RIVER CHORUS SPRING CONCERT: The Montpelier-based group interprets contemporary choral works in “Solid Ground: American Composers Celebrate Our Home on Earth.” Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 7:30-9 p.m. $10-15; $30 per family. Info, 454-8620.

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VERMONT ALL STATE MUSICAL FESTIVAL: See WED.4.

VERMONT VIRTUOSI: See FRI.6, Elley-Long Music Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester.

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STRONG GROUND GUIDED WALK: History buffs step back in time on a hike exploring Revolutionary War military strategy. Meet at the museum, Mount Independence State Historic Site, Orwell, 1-3 p.m. $5; free for kids under 15. Info, 759-2412.

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BIRD LANGUAGE WORKSHOP: Tweet, tweet!

Naturalist Barry Wyman facilitates an exploration of songs and sounds made by feathered fliers.

Hawthorn Meadow, Goddard College, Plainfield, 1-4 p.m. $25; preregister. Info, 454-8500.

COMMYOUNITY TECH TALK: Facebook, iPhones and internet safety become second nature during a three-part workshop. Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School, South Burlington, 9 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 448-0595.

FINDING BEAUTY: Guided by Patricia Fontaine, participants question concepts of attractiveness through writing, imagery and art. Wind Ridge Publishing, Shelburne, 10 a.m.-noon. $20. Info, lin@ windridgebooks.org.

GENEALOGY RESEARCH IN ACADIA: Mike Sevigny discusses the history of the Acadians, then shares strategies for related ancestral research. Vermont Genealogy Library, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester, 10:30 a.m.-noon. $5. Info, 310-9285.

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5K FUN RUN & JIGGETY JOG: Athletes pound the pavement at a family-friendly fundraiser for the Vermont Respite House. Allen Brook Elementary School, Williston, registration, 8 a.m.; 5K, 9 a.m.; Jiggety Jog, 9:05 a.m. $20. Info, 860-4435.

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THE METROPOLITAN OPERA LIVE IN HD: A woman’s quest to avenge her father’s death plays out in a broadcast production of Elektra. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 12:55 p.m. $16-25. Info, 748-2600.

‘A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM’: See THU.5, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

‘RABBIT HOLE’: See THU.5.

‘SABRINA’: See THU.5.

‘YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU’: See FRI.6.

VT BERNIE FEST: Francesca Blanchard leads a lineup of local songsters who take the stage to support senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential bid. Union Station, Burlington, noon-midnight. Donations; free for kids with parents; cash bar. Info, 522-3696.

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‘LIVING TOGETHER’: See WED.4, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

RICOCHET DUO: Pianist Rose Chancler and percussionist Jane Boxall hit all the right notes in the electroacoustic and minimalist program “Wired.”

See calendar spotlight. Brandon Music, 7:30 p.m. $20; $40 includes dinner package; preregister; BYOB. Info, 247-4295.

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‘I AND YOU’: See WED.4.

SHEN YUN: Versatile performers weave music and dance into a visual and sonic tapestry influenced by 5,000 years of Chinese culture. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $60-120. Info, 863-5966.

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‘HAIRSPRAY’: See THU.5, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

RHYTHM FUTURE QUARTET: Jazz fans flock to a concert featuring four virtuosos with international influences. Ripton Communi y House, 7:30 p.m. $3-15. Info, 388-9782.

THE SOUND INVESTMENT JAZZ ENSEMBLE: Middlebury College’s big band swings into spring with a toe-tapping performance. Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.

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‘A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM’: See THU.5, 2 & 8 p.m.

5K FUN RUN FOR NICARAGUA: Runners stretch their legs to support Norwich University nursing students’ mission trip. Old Round Church, Richmond, bib pickup, 8:30 a.m.; run, 9 a.m. $20.

Info, 829-8581.

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‘CATS’: See FRI.6, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

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SHIITAKEPALOOZA: See SAT.7.

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‘FLYING MONSTERS’: See WED.4.

‘PANDAS: THE JOURNEY HOME’: See WED.4.

food & drink

CHOCOLATE TASTING: See SAT.7.

KNIFE SHARPENING & CUBAN SANDWICHES: Dull blades, be gone! Jim Cunningham of JRC Knife Sharpening whets cutting tools while customers dig into fresh-pressed sammies. Chef Contos Kitchen & Store, Shelburne, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $4-5 per knife; $15 for a sandwich. Info, 497-3942.

MAMA TIME OUT: Wine and whoopie pies please palates at a benefit for Good Beginnings of Central Vermont. Fresh Tracks Farm Vineyard & Winery, Berlin, 2-5 p.m. Free. Info, 223-1151.

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BEACH BOOKS ON THE BALCONY: Bibliophiles stock up on summer reads. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 388-4095.

MORNING FLOW YOGA: See WED.4.

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South End Studio, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. $14. Info, 522-3691.

G CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP: Lit lov- ON.9 LIN | TA SE L KS | JEFF RE Y ers analyze works-in-progress penned by holidays Burlington Writers Workshop members. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free; preregister at MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH: Families honor moms over meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104. a mouthwatering menu in a casual and comfortable atmosphere. The Woods Lodge, Northfield, 9:30 a.m.-2 FREE COMIC BOOK DAY: Fans of the genre geek p.m. $12-25. Info, 778-0205. out over complementary titles, board games, face painting and a superhero costume contest.

MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH CRUISE: Live jazz music and Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon. Free. views of Lake Champlain complement a buffet spread.

Info, 223-3338.

Spirit of Ethan Allen III, Burlington, noon-2 p.m. $235.50. Info, 862-8300.

GRAPHIC NOVEL DOUBLE HEADER: Authors and illustrators James Kochalka and Gareth Hinds join MOTHER’S DAY SPRING WILDFLOWER WALK: Eyeforces for back-to-back drawing demonstrations catching seasonal blooms make for a memorable and discussions. Flying Pig Books, Shelburne, 11 woodland trek. Stranahan Town Forest, Marshfield, 1-4 a.m. & noon. Free. Info, 985-3999. p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

‘MUD SEASON REVIEW’ LAUNCH PARTY: MOTHER’S DAY WILDFLOWER WALK: Families stroll Contributors to the Burlington-based literary through meadows and woods in search of breathtakjournal including Alison Prine, Sean Prentiss, ing blossoms. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, Robin McLean and Ralph Culver read selected 1-3 p.m. $5-10. Info, 229-6206. works. Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, ‘XOXO: EXPRESSIONS OF LOVE’: A Mother’s Day 383-8104. celebration for kids and parents comes complete with POETRY EXPERIENCE: Rajnii Eddins facilitates a story time, a dance performance and a family art sespoetry and spoken-word workshop aimed at buildsion aimed at appreciating a range of family structures. ing confidence and de eloping a love of writing.

ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10 Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, a.m.-5 p.m. Regular admission, $10.50-13.50; free for 865-7211. members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

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OPENING WEEKEND YARD SALE & ORGANIC PLANT STARTS SALE: See SAT.7.

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COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS WITH THE CENTER FOR MINDFUL LEARNING: Peaceful people gather for guided meditation and interactive discussions.

Burlington Friends Meeting House, 5-7 p.m. $10.

Info, assistant@centerformindfullearning.org.

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UPPER VALLEY INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING: Creative movers learn diverse routines rooted in Eastern and Western Europe, Scandinavia, and the Mediterranean. Bring clean, soft-soled shoes. Tracy Hall, Norwich, 3-6 p.m. $4-8. Info, 436-2151.

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‘HAMILTON’ ON SKATES: Fans of the blockbuster Broadway musical do laps around the rink while belting out numbers from the original cast recording. Skateland Vermont, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. $20.

Info, 876-7082.

SHEEP SHEARING & HERDING WITH BORDER COLLIES: See SAT.7.

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SUNDAYS FOR FLEDGLINGS: From feathers and fl ing to art and zoology, junior birders ages 5 through 9 develop research and observation skills. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 2-3 p.m. Regular admission, $3.50-7; free for members; preregister.

Info, 434-2167.

TEEN YOGA: Young adults strike a pose during a healthful and relaxing practice. Wear comfy clothes and bring a mat. Altus Healing Arts, Chelsea, 1-2:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 373-2672.

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

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LGBTQ FIBER ARTS GROUP: A knitting, crocheting and weaving session welcomes all ages, gender identities, sexual orientations and skill levels. Pride Center of Vermont, Burlington, noon-2 p.m. Free. Info, 860-7812.

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JAY UNGAR AND MOLLY MASON: The folk duo treats listeners to country blues and swing numbers on fiddle and guita . Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 4 p.m. $5-25. Info, 728-6464.

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MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE COMMUNITY CHORUS: Choral works from times past and present make up a Mother’s Day concert. Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 2 p.m. Free.

Info, 443-6433.

ONION RIVER CHORUS SPRING CONCERT: See SAT.7.

UKELELE MELEE: Fingers fly at a group lesson on the four-stringed Hawaiian instrument. Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-6 p.m.

Free. Info, reference@burlingtonvt.gov.

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EARLY BIRDER MORNING WALK: Avian enthusiasts search for winged species. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 7-9 a.m. Free; preregister.

Info, 434-2167.

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

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‘QUINTESSENTIAL CLASSICALS VIII: AN ENCHANTED AFTERNOON OF SONG AND DANCE’: Ballet Arts and QNEK Productions welcome emerging talents to the stage. Proceeds support the opera house. Haskell Free Library & Opera House, Derby Line, 2 p.m. $5-10. Info, 748-2600.

‘RABBIT HOLE’: See THU.5, 2 p.m.

‘SABRINA’: See THU.5, 2 p.m.

SPIELPALAST CABARET: See THU.5.

‘CATS’: See FRI.6, 2 p.m.

‘HAIRSPRAY’: See THU.5, 2 p.m.

‘YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU’: See FRI.6, 2-4:30 p.m.

VERMONTERS FOR A JUST PEACE IN PALESTINE/ ISRAEL MEETING: Citizens seek to support the survival of the Palestinian people through education, advocacy and action. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, vtjp@vtjp.org.

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OPEN STUDIO: See THU.5.

‘LIVING TOGETHER’: See WED.4, 5 p.m.

‘A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM’: See THU.5.

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Superhero power: Facilitating successful births, helping parents gain their confidence, and reassuring them that they actually do know what’s best for their child. Also, celebrating the little things—Iike a baby's weight gain!

Good deed done: Vicki is most appreciated for her ability to listen and offer non-judgmental advice. She’s there for anyone at any time!

Superhero power: Continually expanding opportunities for both the children in her program and her early childhood staff to learn and grow!

Good deed done: Carol successfully applied for a grant that has allowed her to provide scholarships to her program for at-risk and low-income preschoolers for more than 20 years.

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Early Childhood Interventionist, Story Lady & Math Buddy for Windsor-Orange School District Superhero power: Weekly visits with story bags and math bags, providing quality books and toys that extend kids’ knowledge and excitement after the story is over.

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Good deed done: Helping kids feel empowered about their own well-being and the fact that the good choices they make add up.

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AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE: See WED.4, Barre Elks Club, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

SOCIAL GATHERING: Those who are dea , hard of hearing or want to learn American Sign Language get together to break down communication barriers. The No th Branch Café, Montpelier, 4-6 p.m.

Cost of food and drink. Info, 595-4001.

TECH HELP WITH CLIF: See WED.4.

film

‘FLYING MONSTERS’: See WED.4.

‘PANDAS: THE JOURNEY HOME’: See WED.4.

food & drink

MAMA MANGEZ: Creative families collaborate at a cooking party. Bring an ingredient and containers for leftovers. Tulsi Tea Room, Montpelier, 4-7 p.m.

Free. Info, 223-1431.

NORTH PORCH TASTINGS: ‘ADAPTING EUROPEAN TRADITION TO VERMONT TERROIR: CHEDDAR AND CIDER’: Samples from Shelburne Farms and Shacksbury Cider are on the menu at a celebration of traditions and trends in Vermont’s artisan foods and libations Shelburne Farms, 6-8 p.m. $75; preregister. Info, 985-8686.

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BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.4, 7 p.m.

MAH JONGG: Longtime players and neophytes alike compete in the popular Chinese tile game.

Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 1:30-3 p.m.

Free. Info, 264-5660.

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BETTER BALANCE: See FRI.6.

HERBAL CONSULTATIONS: Betzy Bancroft, Larken Bunce, Guido Masé and students from the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism evaluate individual constitutions and health conditions. Burlington Herb Clinic, Railyard Apothecary, Burlington, 4-8 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, info@ vtherbcenter.org.

MORNING FLOW YOGA: See WED.4.

RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.4.

ZUMBA: See WED.4.

kids

KIDS’ DAY: A parade down Main Street kicks off this daylong fête featuring games, activities, good eats and performances. Waterfront Park, Burlington, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 881-7767.

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: See THU.5.

ROBIN’S NEST NATURE PLAYGROUP: Naturalist-led pursuits through fields and forests captivate ykes

outdoors

TRANSIT-OF-MERCURY VIEWING: Stargazers look through certified eclipse shades to see the planet pass in front of the sun. Weather permitting.

Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site, 10 a.m.

2 p.m. Donations. Info, 273-2282.

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OPEN ART STUDIO: Seasoned makers and first timers alike convene to paint, knit and craft in a friendly environment. Bring a table covering for messy projects. Swanton Public Library, 4-8 p.m.

Free. Info, swantonartscouncil@gmail.com.

‘FLYING MONSTERS’: See WED.4.

ROCK YOUR ART OUT: Free-form creative expression eliminates the stress and tension of the day.

Expressive Arts Burlington, 6:15-8:15 p.m. $20. Info, 862-5302.

‘PANDAS: THE JOURNEY HOME’: See WED.4.

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JEFFREY SELINGO: The education expe t schools listeners with the Robert W. van de Velde Jr. ’75 Memorial Lecture, “Higher Education: How the Press Shapes the Private Gains Over the Public Good.” Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, Middlebury College, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5000.

theater

MONDAYS AT THE IMPROV: Emerging entertainers express themselves through theater games and acting techniques for onstage and off. The ellness Coop, Burlington, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 999-7373.

RENTAL INCOME SEMINAR: Those seeking financia freedom and security get wise to the ways of real estate investment. Preferred Properties, South Burlington, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 318-7654.

SHOW BOAT: A POP-UP COMEDY CLUB: Dan Boulger headlines a knee-slapping night of standup featuring Bitsy Biron, Tracy Dolan and Kendall Farrell. See calendar spotlight. Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, 8 p.m. $15. Info, 229-0492.

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FEAST TOGETHER OR FEAST TO GO: See FRI.6.

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.

crafts

OPEN CRAFT NIGHT: Creative sparks fly in a studio space fi led with snacking, sewing, socializing and sharing. Nido Fabric & Yarn, Burlington, 6-8 p.m.

Free. Info, 881-0068.

dance

BALLROOM DANCE CLASS: Instructor Samir Elabd helps students break down basic steps. Union Elementary School, Montpelier, tango and fox trot, 6-7 p.m.; swing and salsa, 7-8 p.m. $14. Info, 223-2921.

BEGINNER WEST COAST SWING & FUSION DANCING: Pupils get schooled WIN |C in the fundamentals of partner dance.

BOOKS & BITES: Readers nosh on light D ENSE M BLE North End Studio B, Burlington, 8-9 p.m. $11fare while conversing about Michael Pollan’s 16. Info, burlingtonwestie@gmail.com.

The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. Junior’s Italian, Colchester, 6-7 p.m. Free; INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED WEST COAST SWING: preregister. Info, 264-5660.

Fun-loving folks learn the smooth, sexy stylings of modern swing dance. North End Studio A, Burlington, DAYTIME POETRY WORKSHOP: Burlington Writers 7-9 p.m. $11-16. Info, burlingtonwestie@gmail.com.

Workshop members break down the basics of rhyme and meter. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, SWING DANCING: Quick-footed participants experi10:30 a.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited ment with different styles, including the Lindy hop, space. Info, 383-8104.

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AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE: See WED.4, Lake Region Union High School, Orleans, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. American Legion Post 27, Middlebury, 10 a.m.4 p.m.

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

RELATIONSHIP AS PRACTICE: Robert Kest facilitates an exploration of human connection as it correlates to mindfulness, nature and the psychology of living with others. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Coop, Montpelier, 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-8000, ext. 202.

‘THE ECKANKAR EXPERIENCE — SOUL TRAVEL AND THE LIGHT AND SOUND OF GOD’: Members of Vermont Eckankar host an open forum for those interested in sharing spiritual experiences and exploring related questions. Eckankar Center, Burlington, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 800-772-9390.

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CHAMPLAIN AREA NAACP MEETING: Socially conscious folks focus on current issues. 427A. Waterman Building, UVM, Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 863-2345.

activism

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PARENT PLANNING MEETING: Highgate moms and dads get their ducks in a row for the upcoming sixth grade graduation celebration. Highgate Elementary School, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 868-3970.

LA LECHE LEAGUE MEETING: See THU.5, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:15-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 879-3000. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 10:30 a.m.noon. Free. Info, 720-272-8841.

‘HOW TO START OR JOIN AN INVESTMENT GROUP’: Members of Williston’s Fortune Group Investment Club impart tips for securing success when putting money into the stock market. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

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CRUISERS’ & CRAWLERS’ PLAY & STAY STORY TIME: Babies and toddlers up to age 2 engage in books, songs and social time with blocks, bubbles and parachute play. Highgate Public Library, 10 a.m.

Free. Info, 868-3970.

AMARYLLIS: VERMONT’S EARLY VOICE: Susanne Peck directs the a cappella ensemble in the 16thand 17th-century-inspired program “Italian Spring: A Concert of Madrigals.” Middlebury St. Stephen’s on the Green Episcopal Church, 7:30 p.m. $15. Info, 453-3513.

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CONTINUING UKULELE WITH JENNY BEAUDIN: Aspiring songsters ages 8 through 12 flex their fi gers on the miniature instrument. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 3:30-4:30 p.m. $8-10; preregister.

Info, 728-6464.

music

Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5. Info, 448-2930.

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R.I.P.P.E.D.: See WED.4, North End Studio A, Burlington, 6-7 p.m.

ADVANCED-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: Language learners perfect their pronunciation with guest speakers. Private residence, Burlington, 5-6:30 p.m. $20. Info, 324-1757.

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SHAPE & SHARE LIFE STORIES: Prompts from Recille Hamrell trigger recollections of specific experiences, which participants craft into narratives. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

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‘URBAN ARTS HITS RURAL VERMONT’: Students gather for an animated afternoon of graffiti, graphic novels and anime. Randolph Union High School, 2:30-3:30 p.m. $8-10. Info, 431-0204.

MUST-READ MONDAYS: Bibliophiles cover The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris by John Baxter. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

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SALSA MONDAYS: Dancers learn the techniques and patterns of the salsa, merengue, bachata and cha-cha. North End Studio A, Burlington, fundamentals, 7 p.m.; intermediate, 8 p.m. $12. Info, 227-2572.

STORIES WITH MEGAN: Budding bookworms ages 2 through 5 open their ears for exciting tales.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free; groups must preregister. Info, reference@burlingtonvt.gov.

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DANCING FREEDOM: Earth, air, fire, water and spirit guide an ecstatic movement wave meant to promote healing and self-expression. Expressive Arts Burlington, 7-9:30 p.m. $10-15. Info, 267-210-9438.

MONDAY CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP: Lit lovers analyze creative 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.

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KNIGHTS OF THE MYSTIC MOVIE CLUB: Cinema hounds view campy flicks at this ode to o fbeat productions. Main Street Museum, White River Junction, 8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 356-2776.

‘WAKING NED DEVINE’: Overcome by shock, a lottery winner dies, leaving townsfolk to tussle over his fortune in this 1998 comedy. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

food & drink

A MOSAIC OF FLAVOR: BOSNIAN-HERZEGOVINIAN PALACINKE: Nada Popovac demonstrates how to prepare traditional dishes from her native country.

McClure Multigenerational Center, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $5-10; preregister; limited space.

Info, 861-9753.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.4, 7 p.m.

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

health & fitness

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

COMMUNITY FLOW: A balanced series of postures builds strength and flexibili y, promoting stamina and a sense of inner calm. Yoga Roots, Shelburne, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 985-0090.

GENTLE DROP-IN YOGA: Yogis hit the mat for a hatha class led by Betty Molnar. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

KICKBOXING CLASS WITH BELINDA: Athletes embrace their inner badass by building endurance, strength and flexibili y in a class propelled by fun music. North End Studio B, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. $15.

Info, bestirredfitness@gmail.com MINDFULNESS CLASS: See WED.4, 12:15-1 p.m.

MIXED-LEVEL YOGA: Pupils breathe through a variety of postures in a safe and open environment.

The ellness Co-op, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free.

Info, 777-1190.

MONTHLY MEDITATIONS WITH CHARLIE NARDOZZI: Newcomers and experienced meditators find body-mind balance through breathing, mantra and visualization. Yoga Roots, Shelburne, 4:45-5:45 p.m. $15. Info, cnardozzi124@gmail.com.

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ZUMBA WITH ALLISON: Exercise is disguised as a party at this rhythm-driven workout session. Swan Dojo, Burlington, 7-8 p.m. $10. Info, 227-7221.

kids

ARTS IN EDUCATION: ‘THE LIGHTNING THIEF’: Students in grades 2 through 6 watch the page come to the stage in Theatreworks USA’s musical adaptation of Rick Riordan’s best-selling young adult series. Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 10 a.m. $5. Info, 457-3981.

CHILDREN’S UNDERGROUND FILM SOCIETY: Monthly movie screenings encourage viewers of all ages to think critically about artful cinema. Big Picture Theater and Café, Waitsfield, 5:30 p.m.

Donations. Info, 496-8994.

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CREATIVE TUESDAYS: Artists exercise their imaginations with recycled materials. Ages 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, reference@ burlingtonvt.gov.

DISCOVERY IN THE NESTLINGS NOOK: Preschoolers get familiar with feathered fliers through books, crafts, music and nature walks. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Regular admission, $3.50-7; free for members. Info, 434-2167.

MONTPELIER MUSIC & MOVEMENT: Energetic youngsters up to age 6 engage in songs and silliness with Laurie and Rachel of Active Brain, Active Body. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

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

Info, 264-5660.

PRESCHOOL STORY HOUR: Imaginations blossom when young ‘uns up to age 6 engage in themed tales and activities. Fairfax Community Library, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 849-2420.

SPANISH MUSICAL KIDS: Amigos ages 1 to 5 learn Latin American songs and games with Constancia Gómez, a native Argentinian. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:45 a.m. Free. Info, reference@ burlingtonvt.gov.

STORY TIME WITH A TWIST: See WED.4.

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, 264-5664.

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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.

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To learn more call 800-339-5866 or visit us at www.vhfa.org.

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FRAUD WATCH WORKSHOP: Participants learn how to protect themselves from predatory con artists.

Milton Town Offices, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 893-4922.

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

READ WITH ME WORKSHOP: Parents get an education in engaging children in literature. Light fare and free childcare are on hand. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 748-8291, ext. 303.

sports

BURLINGTON RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB: See THU.5.

talks

LIZ SCHARF: “Your Financial Future: Give Yourself a Little Credit” covers the cost of carrying a credit card balance, compares interest rates and interprets the fine print on loan agreements.

Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 1-2 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-2518.

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BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP: Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness sparks a two-part conversation about pressing social issues. South Burlington High School, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 8632345, ext. 6.

CREATIVE NONFICTION WORKSHOP: Folks give feedback on essays, poetry and journalism written

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.

DEBORAH FELMETH: The Addison County author and photographer shares moving selections from her hardcover photo essay Syria: Remember Me. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 223-3338.

‘SEARCH FOR MEANING’ ADULT DISCUSSION GROUP: Avid readers reflect on selected texts.

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7 p.m. Free. Info, 518-561-6920.

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LIFE DRAWING: See WED.4.

community

‘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.

MEN’S GROUP: A positive environment promotes socializing and involvement in senior center activities. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 223-2518.

PAUSE-CAFÉ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Frenchlanguage folks engage in dialogue en français. ¡Duino! (Duende), Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 363-2431.

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BIG BLACK DELTA: Electronic tunes from 2016’s Trágame Tierra salute the sounds of ’80s New Wave.

Sego and Map Maker open. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. $13-15. Info, 540-0406.

NOONTIME CONCERT SERIES: South Burlington High School senior Alan Chiang takes to the piano for a program of Bach and Beethoven. The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free; bring a bag lunch. Info, 864-0471.

OPEN MIC: Musicians, storytellers and poets entertain a live audience at a monthly showcase of local talent. Wallingford Town Hall, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 446-2872.

Rates are subject to change.

Eligibility requirements and restrictions apply.

seminars

SPRING PIANO RECITAL: Diana Fanning’s Middlebury College pupils showcase their skills on the ivory keys. Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168.

GREEN MOUNTAIN CHAPTER OF THE EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD OF AMERICA: Needle-and-thread enthusiasts gather to work on current projects. Living/Dining Room, Pines Senior Living Community, South Burlington, 9:30 a.m. Free; bring a bag lunch. Info, 372-4255.

KNITTERS & NEEDLEWORKERS: See WED.4.

dance

DROP-IN HIP-HOP DANCE: See WED.4.

education

PACEM SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE: Parents and potential students see if the learning community for 10through 18-year-olds makes the grade. Pacem School, Montpelier, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-1010.

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AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE: See WED.4, Vergennes Union High School & Middle School, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Northwestern Medical Center, St. Albans, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The Bakers Store, King Arthur Flour, Norwich, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

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CAREER SERVICES: See WED.4.

CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON VERMONT ANNUAL MEETING: An awards ceremony and dinner give way to Art Cohn’s research presentation, “Benedict Arnold’s Legacy: Tales From Lake Champlain.” UVM Waterman Building, Burlington, 4:40 p.m. $30; preregister. Info, rwatts@uvm.edu.

LEGO CLUB: Youngsters ages 6 and up snap together snazzy structures. Fairfax Community Library, 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 849-2420.

‘LOVE THAT DOG’: Lebanon Opera House’s Youth Education Series presents the story of a boy who finds his oice through poetry. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 10 a.m. $4-10. Info, 603-448-0400.

GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION: Food, tours and giveaways greet guests at the newly opened hotel.

Baymont Inn & Suites Essex Burlington Area, Essex Junction, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 872-5200.

READ TO A DOG: Book hounds ages 5 through 10 settle in with a good story and a furry friend.

Fairfax Community Library, 3:15-4:15 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 849-2420.

TECH HELP WITH CLIF: See WED.4.

SCIENCE AND STORIES: ‘BUBBLE MAGIC’: Curious minds pop in to play with floating spheres. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10:30-11 a.m. Regular admission, $10.50-13.50; free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

film

‘FLYING MONSTERS’: See WED.4.

‘GRATEFUL DEAD MEET-UP AT THE MOVIES 2016’: Deadheads rock out at a screening of the band’s sold-out 1989 concert in Foxborough, Mass. Palace 9 Cinemas, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $12.50. Info, 660-9300.

‘PANDAS: THE JOURNEY HOME’: See WED.4.

‘PEACE OFFICER’: This 2015 documenta y takes a hard look at the increasingly tense relationship between law enforcement and the public. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 2233338. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m.

Free. Info, 748-2600.

food & drink

COMMUNITY NIGHT: Diners dig in for a cause at an evening benefiting the Peace & Justice Cente .

Partial proceeds are donated. Bluebird Barbecue, Burlington, 4:30-9:30 p.m. Cost of food and drink.

Info, 448-3070.

COMMUNITY SUPPER: See WED.4.

‘A WILD TASTE OF SPRING’: Locavores learn to get their greens the way nature intended in a culinary class focused on foraging. City Market/Onion River Co-op, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $5-10; preregister; limited space. Info, 861-9753.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.4.

TEEN/ADULT DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Quick thinkers 14 and up rely on invented personas to face challenges and defeat enemies. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 5:30-7:45 p.m. Free.

Info, jmuse@colchestervt.gov.

health & fitness

EATING WELL ON A BUDGET FOR FAMILIES: A weekly workshop with Frances Fleming of the UVM Extension highlights ways to save and get healthy.

Cafeteria, Central Vermont Medical Center, Berlin, 5:30-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-8000, ext.

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YOUNG ADULT BOOK DISCUSSION: Bibliophiles immerse themselves in The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.4.

R.I.P.P.E.D.: See WED.4.

language

BEGINNER ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: See WED.4.

BEGINNER RUSSIAN CONVERSATION GROUP: See WED.4.

INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN CONVERSATION GROUP: See WED.4.

ZUMBA: See WED.4.

kids

CREATIVE DANCE FOR BOYS & GIRLS WITH NICOLE CONTE STEVENS: See WED.4.

KIDS’ OPEN GYM: See WED.4.

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INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: See WED.4.

INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: See WED.4.

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RUN WITH THE HASH: See WED.4.

WOMEN’S PICKUP BASKETBALL: See WED.4.

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IDEAS ON TAP: ‘BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME’: Scholar Emily Bernard facilitates a dialogue about Ta-Nehisi Coates’ National Book Award-winning work looking at the legacy of racism in America.

Arts Riot, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 262-1356.

OSAMA ALOMAR: The Chicago-based wordsmith serves up “Very Short Tales From Syria.” St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291.

BOOK DISCUSSION: Anthony Shadid’s House of Stone: A Memoir of Home, Family and a Lost Middle East sparks a lively dialogue among readers. Norwich Historical Society and Community Center, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 649-0124.

RICK BECHARD: Nonfiction fans flock to a readin and discussion of From Pain To Peace: How Life’s Difficulties Can Teach Us Peace, based on the author’s personal experiences. Phoenix Books Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 448-3350.

VETERANS BOOK GROUP: Those who ha e served in combat connect over reading materials. White River Junction VA Medical Center, 5-6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 295-9363, ext. 5417.

THE 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. m

What you can do: The water in local streams and Lake Champlain is affected by stormwater that flows right over your property. You can help keep it free of silt and pollutants and slow erosion with some easy

• Point downspouts onto lawn • Use a rain barrel • Plant a rain garden

home projects.

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Learn more about stormwater:

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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, 6-7:45 p.m.

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YOUNG WRITERS & STORYTELLERS: Kindergarteners through third graders practice crafting narratives. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4-5 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 264-5660.

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RHONDA BILODEAU: The ermont Dog Pack representative shares her animal instincts in the lecture “Secrets to Having the Perfect Dog.” A Q&A follows this benefit for A l Breed Rescue. Robert Miller Community & Recreation Center, Burlington, 6 p.m. $35. Info, allbreedvt@allbreedrescuevt.com.

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agriculture MANAGEMENT INTENSIVE GRAZING FOR THE SMALL DIVERSIFIED FARM: Management Intensive Grazing, also known as “Rational Grazing,” is a form of grazing management that can improve pasture forage yields, improve feed quality, increase plant species diversity, improve livestock performance, build organic matter and soil nutrient levels, and increase the biological life in your soil.

Participants will learn how to set up a grazing system to complement their animal numbers.

Handout and digital resources included. Sun., May 15, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $70/person; $130/2 people. BYO lunch. Location: Earthwise Farm and Forest, 341 Macintosh Hill Rd., Bethel.

Info: Lisa McCrory, 234-5524, earthwise@myfairpoint.net, earthwisefarmandforest.com/ management-intensive-grazing.

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art FIBER ART: Fiber artist offering instruction to groups, organizations, etc in needle felting, ancient method of wet felting wool, creative fiber art techniques and building visions with fiber! 3457283, leave a message! Call to schedule. Cost: $35/2-hour class.

Location: Burlington, area. Info: Carmella, 345-7283, carmandart@yahoo.com.

BAS RELIEF SCULPTURE WORKSHOP: Bas-relief sculpture is an optical illusion, transforming three dimensions into two.

Instructor Marsha Pels will provide step-by-step guidance through the process, commonly held to be one of the most difficult forms to master, in a two-day workshop at the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center.

Simple mold-making will also be explained. Sat. & Sun., May 21 & 22, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $325/ person Location: The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center, 636 Marble St., West Rutland. Info: 438-2097, info@ carvingstudio.org, carvingstudio.org.

SILVERSMITHING WORKSHOP: Silversmithing workshop: Metal as Line: Forge, Fuse, Taper and Fabricate for the Hand and Neck with Paulette Werger.

Participants will create linear elements in silver to be transformed into pieces of jewelry. A variety of tools, techniques and jewelry forms will be demonstrated and discussed. Sat. &

Sun., May 28 & 29, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Cost: $325/person. Location: The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center, 636 Marble St., West Rutland. Info: Carol Driscoll, 4382097, info@carvingstudio.org, carvingstudio.org.

SUMMER CLASSES SARAH AMOS STUDIO 2016: Master Printer Sarah Amos will be teaching four Printmaking classes during June and July in her private studio in East Fairfield. Jun. 4-6: Introduction to Collagraph/Monoprint; Jun. 18-20: Collagraph Miniature to Mural and Water-Based Mediums; Jul. 9-11: Collagraph/ Collage and Artists Books; Jul. 23-25: Introduction to Collagraph/Monoprint. No experience needed. Maximum 4 students per class. Cost: $800/3-day workshop; basic materials provided; paper not incl.

Location: Sarah Amos Studio, East Fairfield. Info: 827-3960, samos@pshift.com, sarahamosstudio.com.

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MOSAIC BASICS W/ MAGPIE FIBERS: Dami, from hand-dyed luxury yarn company Magpie Fibers, will teach you the basics and know-how to master the beautiful art of mosaic knitting.

You will be amazed at how easy it is to use slipped stitches, knits and purls to create stunning colorwork motifs without the fuss. Thu., Jun. 2, 5-6:30 p.m.

Cost: $35/1.5-hour class, materials not incl. Location: Nido Fabric and Yarn, 209 College St., Suite 2E, Burlington. Info: 881-0068, info@nidovt.com, nidovt.com.

TIPS & TRICKS WITH YOTH YARNS: A fun talk on Ve’s favorite knitting secrets! She will chat about various techniques, helpful tips and useful resources she used to help take your knitting from homemade to handcrafted.

Ve is “Big Sister,” cocreator of Yarn on the House yarns, dyed in a beautiful dye house in Maine.

Thu., Jun. 2, 7-8:30 p.m. Cost: $35/1.5-hour class; materials not incl. Location: Nido Fabric and Yarn, 209 College St., Suite 2E, Burlington. Info: 881-0068, info@nidovt.com, nidovt.com.

person; member discount avail.

Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

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ADULT: SHAKER HALL TABLE: A comprehensive introduction to woodworking, this course explores the basic principles of lumber selection, hand tool and machinery usage, milling, joinery and finishing. Students will build their own Shaker-style hall table, taking the project from blueprint through completion, learning to both organize and conceptualize a furniture project. Instructors: Ryan Cocina and Chris Ramos. 10 Mon., Jun. 20-Aug. 29, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $483/person; member discount avail. Location: Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: BEGINNER WHEEL CLAY: ° is course is great for beginners looking to learn the fundamentals of basic wheel-throwing techniques. You will learn how to center, throw, trim and glaze. You will use the electric kiln and the gas reduction kiln. You will leave with several functional pieces.

Instructor: Rik Rolla. 8 Tue., Jun. 14-Aug. 2, 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $303/person; member discount avail. Location: Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: CLAY HAND-BUILDING: Instructor: Susan Parente. We will explore coiling, pinching and slab work, building a solid foundation and skills. Mastering hand-building fundamentals is a satisfying path for both beginners and more experienced artists in clay. Creating unique hand-built pieces begins with the basics. We will explore form, demo a variety of approaches to surface treatment and exchange ideas in a comfortable, wellequipped studio. 6 weeks, Fri., Jul. 22-Aug. 26, 10 a.m.-noon.

Cost: $231/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 9853648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: EN PLEIN-AIR: Instructor: Brooke Monte.

Practice the traditional fair weather art of painting outside. ° is is an intro-level class, but all ability levels are welcome. If the weather gets the best of us, we have a classroom reserved.

Supportive and respectful and ideal for those who like to be outdoors. 6 Tue., Jun. 7-Jul. 12, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $186/

ADULT: METALS 1: ° is class will focus on jewelry design, small sculpture or functional art.

Students will complete several practice pieces before designing and creating wearable finished pieces out of sterling silver. ° ere will be weekly demonstrations including sawing, drilling, piercing, annealing, texturing, jump rings, forming and soldering techniques. Instructor: Sarah Sprague. 6 Wed., Jul. 13-Aug. 24, 5:30-8 p.m. (no class Aug. 9).

Cost: $278/person; member discount avail. Location: Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: MIXED-LEVEL CLAY: ° is course is great for beginners and potters with some experience who are looking to learn the fundamentals or brush up on basic wheel-throwing techniques. You will learn how to center, throw, trim and glaze. Use of electric kiln and gas reduction kiln.

Instructor: Rik Rolla. 8 Wed., Jun. 15-Aug. 3, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $303/person; member discount avail. Location: Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: OIL PAINTING BEGINNER: Instructor: Brooke Monte. Gain confidence with oil painting in this class just for beginners. Learn about thick over lean layering, mixing mediums, color theory, and more. Students will gain an understanding of technique and explore landscape, figurative, still life and abstract motifs. 6 Wed., Jul. 27-Aug. 31, 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $186/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: STAINED GLASS: ° is class will teach you copper-foil stained-glass method pioneered

by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Begin with a project that will introduce you to pattern selection and creation, using different types of glass, and cutting and fitting glass pieces, and then learn how to foil and solder.

Instructor: Sarah Sprague. 6 Tue., Jul. 12-Aug. 23, 5:30-8 p.m. (no class Aug. 9). Cost: $288/person; member discount avail. Location: Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: Sage Tucker-Ketcham, 9853648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: WATERCOLOR: Instructor: Jackie Mangione.

Boost your creativity with this six-week class designed to hone your watercolor skills. We will cover a broad array of painting fundamentals demonstrating color and value relationships,

wet and dry watercolor techniques, and design principles that will help you build strong paintings. 6 Thu., Jun. 9-Jul. 14, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $186/person; member discount avail.

Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: WATERCOLOR 2: Instructor: Jackie Mangione.

Boost your creativity with class designed to hone your watercolor skills. ° is is a continuation of Watercolors 1 but is open to students who are interested in developing their watercolor skills and techniques to build strong paintings. ° e class will use landscapes and still life subject matter. 6 Thu., Jul. 28-Sep. 1, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $186/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 9853648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

WORKSHOP: PASTEL: Instructor: Robert Carsten. ° is fun and exciting workshop will explore various ways to explore bold color with dramatic light effects in pastel landscapes. Working from your sketches or photos, we will explore concepts of color, design and techniques. Various approaches will be presented and demonstrated. Critique, at-easel assistance and lots of painting time will make this an educational and enjoyable painting experience. All levels are welcome from beginner through advanced. Materials list provided. Aug. 13 & 14, Fri. & Sat., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Cost: $200/person; member discount avail. Location: Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

WORKSHOP: WATERCOLORS: Instructor: Joel Popadics. Each day, participants will meet on location and will receive two brief painting demonstrations. Topics will vary from painting cows, handling summer greens and composing the lake’s reflections.

Students will paint and apply new concepts with individual instruction. Be creatively inspired by Shelburne landscapes while you paint. 1 week, Aug. 8-12, Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Cost: $625/person; member discount avail.

Location: Shelburne Farms & Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool .org, theshelburnecraftschool. org.

culinary THE ART OF NATURAL CHEESEMAKING WITH DAVID ASHER: Come and discover the secrets of traditional cheesemaking practices with organic

farmer, farmstead cheesemaker and author of The Art of Natural Cheesemaking, David Asher. David Asher is an organic farmer, farmstead cheese maker and cheese educator based on the gulf islands of British Columbia, Canada. ° is event is cosponsored by Chelsea Green Publishing and Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont. Thu. & Fri., Jun. 23 & 24, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $225/person; incl. David’s book. Location: Shelburne Farms, 1611 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-8686, shelburnefarms.org.

dance DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Salsa classes, nightclub-style, group and private, four levels.

Beginner walk-in classes, Wednesdays, 6 p.m. $15/person for one-hour class. No dance experience, partner or preregistration required, just the desire to have fun! Drop in any time and prepare for an enjoyable workout. Location: 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Victoria, 5981077, info@salsalina.com.

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! ° ere 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: Tyler Crandall, 598-9204, crandalltyler@hotmail.com, dsantosvt.com.

dreams JOURNEY TO THE DREAM: Enter the deep grotto of your dreaming world through the use of a simple shamanic journeying drumming technique to discover the messages within your dreams and visions. Includes free future one-on-one dreamwork session.

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journey afterward. Bring two recent dreams. Sun., May 15. Cost: $20/3-hour workshop. Location: Sacred Mountain Studio, 215 College St., 3rd floor, Burlington.

Info: Archetypal Dreamworks, Laura Smith, 734-0180, dreamer@ archetypaldreamworks.com, archetypaldreamworks.com/ events-workshops-classes.html.

drumming DJEMBE IN BURLINGTON AND MONTPELIER!: Learn drumming technique and music on West African Drums! Drums provided!

Burlington Beginners Djembe, Wed., 5:30-6:20 p.m., $48/4 weeks; $60/5 weeks; $72/6 weeks. $15/drop-in. Djembes are provided. Montpelier Beginners Djembe, Thu., 7-8:20 p.m. $72/4 weeks; $22/walk-ins. Six-person minimum required to run most classes; invite friends! Please register online or come directly to the first class Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3-G, Burlington, & Capital City Grange, 6612 Rte. 12, Berlin. Info: 999-4255, burlingtontaiko.org.

TAIKO DRUMMING IN BURLINGTON!: Study with Stuart Paton of Burlington Taiko! Beginner/Recreational Class, Tue., 5:30-6:20 p.m., $48/4 weeks; $60/5 weeks; $72/6 weeks. Accelerated Taiko Program for Beginners, Mon. & Wed., 6:30-8:30 p.m. $192/4 weeks; $144/3 weeks; $96/2

weeks. Kids and Parents’ Class, Mon. & Wed., 4:30-5:20 p.m., $80/child or $152/parent-child for 4 weeks; $60/child or $112/ parent-child for 3 weeks; Mar. 28, $40/child or $76/parentchild for 2 weeks; $60/child or $112/parent-child for 3 weeks.

Five-person minimum required to run most classes; invite friends! Please register online or come directly to the first class Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3-G, Burlington. Info: 999-4255, burlingtontaiko.org.

mind in prose/poetry. May 14, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $95/person; no prior experience or training necessary; catered lunch & all materials incl.; preregistration required. Location: Expressive Arts Burlington, 200 Main St., Suite 9, Burlington. Info: Topaz Weis, 343-8172, topazweis@gmx. net, expressiveartsburlington. com.

TAIKO IN MONTPELIER!: Kids and parents’ taiko drumming, Thu., 4:30-5:20 p.m. $48; $91 for pair. 4 weeks. Montpelier taiko class, Thu., 5:30-6:50 p.m. $72/4 weeks; $22/walk-ins. Six-person minimum required to run most classes; invite friends! Please register online or come directly to the first class Location: Capital City Grange, 6612 Rte. 12, Berlin. Info: 999-4255, burlingtontaiko.org.

USING TOY THEATRE TO EXPLORE OUR LIVES: Puppetry can critique the status quo and suggest routes for social change.

In this workshop, participants will explore the forces that influence or exe t control over our lives and will learn creative tools for understanding and challenge the authority of those forces. Please bring 3-5 small toys/objects. Preregistration required. May 14, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Cost: $35/person; sliding fees avail. Location: JourneyWorks, 1205 North Ave., Burlington. Info: 860-6203, journeyworksvt.com.

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DANCE, PAINT, WRITE INTENSIVE: Imagine the joy: a day-long excursion into creative play. Whether you are experienced or a complete beginner, this workshop is for you. Start with stretch yoga, move into free dance, paint with fingers, brushes, as a group and individually. It’s process, not product. Then write our heart/

FUSION FITNESS AT HOME SCHOOL FITNESS: Join the movement of people who want fitness on their own terms, not defined y an ad or dependent upon a gym. Those who wish to push themselves at their own pace instead of being pushed to keep up with someone else.

Who want challenge without punishment. Group or individual

trainings offered at your location. Info: Coletta Greenbaum, CPT CES, training locally since 2006, 372-5750, homeschoolfit@ comcast.net.

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and rigorous full-day workout explores the specifics and demands of working on classical text through physical acting exercises, voice and speech work, text analysis and one-on-one coaching sessions. Teen/adult, Sun., May 15, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Cost: $95/person. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4548, flynnarts.org.

healing arts PHYSICAL ACTING: Jena Necrason, head of movement from NYC’s Stella Adler Studio of Acting, leads this acting class on essential tools for dynamic physical expression. Learn ways to align, activate and focus the body as a primary storytelling source. Become more responsive to impulse and work on freeing the body of tension or habits that impede flow and creativi y.

Teen/adult, weekly on Sat., May 14-28, 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $75/3 weeks. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4548, flynnarts.org.

SHAKESPEARE WORKOUT: Choose your Shakespearean monologue and come work it out! Learn how to approach the language, poetry and physicality of Shakespeare and transform the text to action. This fun

CLINICAL HYPNOSIS, INTERMEDIATE: Hypnovations: Clinical Hypnosis Intermediate Skills Workshop. American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH)-approved. Prerequisite: ASCH-approved basic clinical hypnosis workshop. Refine our clinical hypnosis skills! Learn new hypnotic strategies and techniques. Learn applications in mental health, medicine, nursing and dentistry. Demonstrations, lectures and practice. Senior faculty: Linda Thomson, MSN, APRN, ABMH, ABHN; Maureen Turner, MEd, LCMHC, RNBC, LCSW. Fri., May 20, 10:15 a.m.-Sun., May 22, 4:15 p.m. Cost: $475/20 CEUs (PhD, LCMHC, M & FT, SW, BSN, MSN & graduate students); all licensed clinicians welcome.

Location: Jackson Gore Inn, Okemo Mountain Resort, Ludlow.

Info: Hypnovations: Clinical Hypnosis Training & Education Programs, Maureen Turner,

338-8040, mturner@ motivationhypnosis.com, hypnovations.com.

HYPNOANALYSIS AGE REGRESSION: Age regression back to the cause(s) of the problem(s); release and begin healing with unique clinical hypnosis techniques (20 hours). Approved by American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH). Reduce/eliminate many symptoms of PTSD, ADD, ADHD, OCD, ODD, anxiety, phobias, depression and unwanted habits.

Learn from Maureen Turner, MEd, LCMHC, RNBC, LCSW, Age Regression Specialist for over 20 years. Lecture, demonstrations, case presentations and practice.

Prerequisite: A minimum of an ASCH-approved basic workshop.

Fri., Jun. 10, 10:15 a.m.-Sun., Jun. 12, 3:30 p.m. Cost: $475/20 CEUs (PhD, LCMHC, M & FT, SW, BSN, MSN & graduate students); all licensed clinicians welcome; workshop manual incl. Location: The Turner Farmhouse, 24 Turners La., Isle La Motte. Info: Motivation Hypnosis, Maureen Turner, 338-8040, mturner@ motivationhypnosis.com, motivationhypnosis.com.

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REIKI 1 TRAINING: Students will learn the history of Reiki, and develop their personal connection with Reiki. ˜ ey will be given Reiki I attunements and taught how to do a healing, and hand positions and lots of time to practice the hand positions on each other. Please wear comfortable clothing. May 6, 7-9 p.m. & May 7, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $150/ person. Location: JourneyWorks, 1205 North Ave., Burlington. Info: 860-6203, jkristel61@hotmail. com, journeyworksvt.com.

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THE SPRING LANDSCAPE IN PASTEL: Explore a high-key palette, simplify composition and work with pastel application techniques to create a spring landscape. Materials list provided. Instructor: Robert Carsten.

Sat., May 22, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Cost: $110/person; $85/members. Location: Helen Day Art Center, 90 Pond St., Stowe. Info: 253-8358, education@helenday. com, helenday.com.

WATERCOLOR: PAINTING THE BEAUTY OF FLOWERS: Learn basic floral painting techniques with an emphasis on values and composition. All levels welcome. Materials list provided.

Instructor Robert O’Brien. Sat., May 14, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost: $110/person; $85/members.

Location: Helen Day Art Center, 90 Pond St., Stowe. Info: 2538358, education@helenday.com, helenday.com.

language JAPANESE LANGUAGE TUTORING: Ace your test! Pass your class! Learn something new! Lessons for yourself or the student, in your home or downtown Burlington. As an English-Japanese bilingual with a master’s degree and collegelevel language teaching experience, I can help you grasp finer points of the Japanese language for your success. Text me! By appt. Cost: $30/1-hour session.

Location: Place of your choosing, Burlington. Info: Ryan Layman, 399-1268.

ANNOUNCING SPANISH CLASSES: Join us for adult Spanish classes this summer.

Learn from a native speaker via small classes, individual instruction or student tutoring. You’ll always be participating and speaking. Lesson packages for travelers. Also lessons for young children; they love it! Our 10th year. See our website or contact us for details. Beginning week of Jun. 6; 10 weeks. Cost: $225/10 classes of 90+ min. each.

Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, Waterbury Center. Info: 585-1025, spanishparavos@ gmail.com, spanishwaterburycenter.com.

martial arts VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIUJITSU: Classes for men, women and children. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu enhances strength, flexibility, balance, coordination and cardio-respiratory fitness. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training builds and helps to instill courage and selfconfidence. We offer a legitimate Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu martial arts program in a friendly, safe and positive environment. Accept no imitations. Learn from one of the world’s best, Julio “Foca” Fernandez, CBJJ and IBJJF certified 6th Degree Black Belt, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor under Carlson Gracie Sr., teaching in Vermont, born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! A 5-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu National Featherweight Champion and 3-time Rio de Janeiro State Champion, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Mon.-Fri., 6-9 p.m., & Sat., 10 a.m. 1st class is free. Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Rd., Williston. Info: 660-4072, julio@bjjusa.com, vermontbjj.com.

meditation LEARN TO MEDITATE: ˜ rough 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. ˜ e Burlington Shambhala Center offers meditation as a path to discovering gentleness and wisdom. Shambhala Café (meditation and discussions) meets the first Saturday of each month, 9 a.m.-noon. An open house (intro to the center, short dharma talk and socializing) is held on the third Sunday of each

month, noon-2 p.m. Instruction: Sun. mornings, 9 a.m.-noon, or by appt. Sessions: Tue. & Thu., noon-1 p.m., & Mon.-Thu., 6-7 p.m. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 658-6795, burlingtonshambhalactr.org.

RUNNING WITH THE MIND OF MEDITATION AND YOGA: Join us for an introduction to the practices of sitting and running meditation. Learn how to bring the wisdom of meditation to running. ˜ is class is based on Running With the Mind of Meditation by the Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.

Yoga session in the afternoon.

Beginners welcome! Sat., May 14, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington.

Info: Elizabeth Kanard, 6586795, ekanard@gmail.com, burlington.shambhala.org/ program-details/?id=260755.

nature NATURAL HISTORY & BIRDING WEEKEND: Celebrate the mysteries of spring migration. With birds as your focus, explore the natural history of the landscape: investigate connections between bedrock, soils, plant distribution, animal behavior, bird ecology, and much more.

Learn and practice some core routines for developing closer relationships with our feathered neighbors. Fri., May 27, 5-8 p.m., Sat., May 28, 7 a.m.-9 p.m. & Sun., May 29, 7 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Cost: $300/person. Location: Shelburne Farms, 1611 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-8686, registration@shelburnefarms. org, shelburnefarms.org.

performing arts FILM ACTING CLASS: Learn a simple, powerful, scene analysis technique, proactive choice and heightened connection. Develop and hone the skill to remain present and vital through

multiple takes of a scene and embrace all that you are to become an acting dynamo in my six-week film scene study class. Every Wednesday, May 25-Jun. 29, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Cost: $240/3-hour class for 6 weeks.

Location: Waterbury Center Grange Hall, 317 Howard Ave., Waterbury Center. Info: Richard Waterhouse, 646-656-0879, rikwala@gmail.com.

physical self-defense techniques, if necessary. Taught for women by women. All fitness levels welcome! No prior experience required! 17-May Cost: $37/Level 1 class/workshop. Location: Robert Miller Community Center, 130 Gosse Ct., Burlington. Info: The Safety Team and Burlington Parks and Rec, Eileen, 881-3536, eileen@thesafetyteam.org, thesafetyteam.org.

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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.

May 14-15, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $75/person. Location: Jungian Center for the Spiritual Sciences, 55 Clover La., Waterbury. Info: Sue, 244-7909.

FINDING YOUR MISSION IN LIFE: Open your life to greater joy, meaning and wonder as you discover your mission in life, via a series of exercises, readings and supplemental techniques (e.g. hand analysis, type test, chart reading). Led by the Jungian Center Life Mission team. May 11, 18 & 25 & Jun. 1, 7-9 p.m. Cost: $60/person. Location: Jungian Center for the Spiritual Sciences, 55 Clover La., Waterbury. Info: Sue, 244-7909.

psychotherapy training LEARN TO DO EMDR THERAPY!: ˜ e renowned evidence-based approach for trauma and beyond.

EMDRIA approved: basic training and low-cost refresher course for licensed and license-eligible clinicians. Payment plan and consults included. Get details and registration online. Part 1: May 20-22; Part 2: Jul. 15-17.

Location: EMDR Basic Training, Burlington. Info: emdrconsulting.com.

self-defense WOMENS SELF-DEFENSE WORKSHOPS: Program teaches simple, powerful and effective personal protection strategies that are easy to understand and remember. Participants learn how to recognize predatory behavior before it becomes a threat, diffuse it verbally, if possible, and apply effective

tai chi BEGINNER TAI CHI IN BURLINGTON: We practice Cheng Man-ch’ing’s “simplified” 37-posture Yang-style form. ˜ e course will be taught by Patrick Cavanaugh, longtime student and assistant to Wolfe Lowenthal, student of Cheng Man-ching and founder of Long River Tai Chi Circle. Patrick is a senior instructor at LRTTC in Vermont and New Hampshire.

Starts Wed., May 4, 9-10 a.m.

Cost: $65/mo. (registration open through May 25). 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: ˜ e 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 VIOLET GODDESS MEDITATION: We are currently experiencing an increase in the Divine Feminine energy on Earth (Goddess energy). ˜ e color violet is associated with spirituality and vision of the third eye. Learn to use the Violet Flame and celebrate your own inner Divine woman as Goddess this Mother’s Day Weekend! Sat., May 7, 11 a.m.-noon. Cost: $15/ class & parking. Location: Center for Transformation, 448 Swanton Rd., Suite 300, St. Albans. Info: Julie Charland, 527-1600, lizisiscenter@gmail.com, isiscenter.net.

yoga KUNDALINI YOGA AT RAILYARD: We offer four Kundalini yoga classes a week, as well as Dharma yoga. Freestyle dance fitness with Silvia: Fri., 12:15-1:15 p.m. Ecstatic dance starts May 20, every other Fri., 7-9 p.m.

Astrology research clinic: Fri., 9:45-11:30 a.m.; preregistration of birth data required. Call Silvia, 730-5594. Location: Railyard Yoga Studio, 280 Battery St., Burlington. Info: Urban Moonshine, 522-3698, railyardyoga@gmail.com, railyardapothecary.com.

EVOLUTION YOGA: Evolution Yoga and Physical ˜ erapy offers yoga classes for beginners, experts, athletes, desk jockeys, teachers, fitness enthusiasts, people with who think they are inflexible. Choose from a wide variety of classes and workshops in Vinyasa, Kripalu, Core, Gentle, Vigorous, Philosophy, Yoga Wall, ˜ erapeutics and Alignment.

Become part of our yoga community. You are welcome here.

Cost: $15/class; $130/10-class card; $5-10/community classes.

Location: Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn St., Burlington. Info: 8649642, evolutionvt.com.

YOGA ROOTS: Yoga Roots strives to provide community experiences that promote healing on all levels with a daily schedule of yoga classes for all ages and abilities. We aim to clarify your mind, strengthen your body and ignite your joyful spirit through classes such as Anusurainspired, Kundalini, Restorative, Heated Vinyasa Flow, Gentle, Nia, Prenatal, and Teen. Check out our special offerings: Sacred Sound Sanctuary w/ Melinda Kinzie: Sat., Apr. 30, 4-5 p.m.; Friday Night Live w/ Donna Anufuso, Vinyasa instructor, and Grammy Award-winning musician Zack Harmon on tabla: Fri., May 6, 7:30-8:30 p.m.; Yoga for Gardeners w/ Charlie Nardozzi, Kristin Borquist and Heidi Kvasnak: Sat., May 7, 1:30-3:30 p.m.; Mother’s Day Yoga w/ Marilyn and Susan Buchanan: Sun., May 8, noon-1:30 p.m.

Location: Yoga Roots, 120 Graham Way, Shelburne Green Business Park behind Folino’s.

Info: 985-0090, yogarootsvt. com.

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ric D. Johnson had been making music under the self-described “dumb, fake punk-rock name” Fruit Bats since the 1990s. But a few years ago, beset by a personal tragedy, he abandoned his alter ego and instead focused on scoring films and producing for the likes of Breathe Owl Breathe. He also quietly released a solo record under his own name titled with his initials: EDJ. Now Johnson is back as Fruit Bats and with a new album, Absolute Loser, due out May 13. A testament to resilience couched in his trademark simple, pretty melodies and sparse, rootsy arrangements, the record represents a humble rebirth for Johnson — and a reason for Fruit Bats fans to celebrate.

Touring in support of that record, Fruit Bats perform at Signal Kitchen in Burlington on Friday, May 6, with fellow Portland, Ore., band Horse Feathers. Seven Days recently caught up with Johnson by phone to ask him about the new record, his overlooked solo record and his affinity for the Chicago Cubs.

SEVEN DAYS: You took several years off from recording and performing as Fruit Bats and worked on some other projects — film scores, producing, a solo record. How did those projects influence you once you were ready to resume as Fruit Bats?

ERIC D. JOHNSON: It depends on the project. For film-scoring stuff, which has been the biggest thing I’ve done, it’s so much someone else’s project. It’s so collaborative, and I really like that, the letting go and being on someone else’s schedule. The pressure is on in a different way. So, when you go back to making your own record after a few years, it’s like taking your swimsuit off at the pool. It feels really good and free and weird. That’s my weird analogy for that.

SD: ˛ at’s hilarious.

EDJ: [Laughs.] There’s your pull quote.

SD: …

EDJ: So making this record is like being naked in the pool.

SD: You did release a record, EDJ. Why not just release it as a Fruit Bats record?

EDJ: At the time, and again, this is part of the whole process of coming back to the Fruit Bats itself, of discovery. Ultimately, I think the EDJ record will probably just get refiled as a Fruit Bats record … But I was under a notion that if I did something under my name it could bolster the other things I’m doing. It’s always been sort of unclear who I am and who Fruit Bats is and where the line is. So it was a way for me to sort of erase that line a bit. But the timing was terrible.

And little did I know that, for better or worse, Fruit Bats is me. And that’s what people recognize me as.

I couldn’t get anything going with that solo record.

And as soon as I changed the name back, everything I couldn’t do, I was able to do. So I copped to the fact,

rotating cast. But we were just winging it. So the quality of life [with the Shins] was so different. I didn’t have any illusions of getting the Fruit Bats to that level. But it made me want to get my shit together. It made me want to be better, which is the dumb short answer. It was a kick in the pants, because there is a big world out there.

SD: You’re a big baseball fan. Who’s your team?

EDJ: The Cubs. They’ve historically been pretty bad, for like a hundred years or so. But right now they’re really good. It’s the best Cubs start in my lifetime. I’m like a third-generation Cubs fan, because my family is from the north side of Chicago.

SD: I’m a Red Sox fan, so I’ve always felt a kinship with the Cubs.

EDJ: Absolutely. Theo Epstein is the curse reverser. So hopefully he’s gonna come in and do big things.

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because if it’s a difference between going around and playing guitar and getting paid, which is a really awesome gig, I’m happy to do it.

SD: Seems like a healthy reaction, to me.

EDJ: I mean, it really is just a Fruit Bats record with a different name. I’ve always been in love with those lost, weird, classic albums. So the way to comfort myself for the failure, or whatever, of that record is that I made my lost classic.

SD: You toured for a while with the Shins, which I imagine was a very different experience from touring with Fruit Bats. What’s the biggest thing you took from that?

EDJ: Aside from seeing the world and everything, that was a huge watershed for me. It wasn’t totally dissimilar from when I was touring in the band Califone. You have these moments that reveal how things work. So, doing tours with other bands, you get to pull back the curtain.

And with the Shins, I’d been touring with the Fruit Bats in this semi-unique capacity, because it was always a

SD: I read another interview you gave a while ago, and I gather you’re something of a foodie. Do you have a favorite food town?

EDJ: Am I a foodie? I don’t know if I am. I enjoy eating food, but definitely not in a foie gras way. I have very democratic taste in food. I do like to go out for fancy food, but I like eating hot dogs, too.

Honestly, eating on tour, we’re usually trying to eat healthy now. And that’s gotten easier. But, as for destinations, I like going to New Orleans. But we do not eat fancy meals on tour that often. You don’t really have time at night, or during the day, either. I do like to cook and go out to restaurants in Portland when I’m home.

SD: What’s the best record you’ve listened to recently?

EDJ: It’s getting a lot of love, so I’ll add to the love. I love that new Kevin Morby record [Singing Saw]. Kevin is a friend, and another good friend, Sam Cohen, produced it. So I’m plugging my bud. But it’s also getting a whole lot of love from everybody. That record’s great, and he’s a special kind of songwriter.

SD: Have you played in Vermont before?

EDJ: This is our first show ever in Vermont! We’ve played in 43 states, so there’s only seven left. We’ve already played in Alaska and Hawaii, so Vermont might be the No. 1 state left that people can’t believe we haven’t played.

SD: Well, being from Portland, I think you’ll probably like Burlington. We often get called some version of “a smaller Portland,” though I think that term probably applies to any small, artsy city.

EDJ: That’s true, yeah. Portland, I think, is just a big Burlington.

INFO Fruit Bats, with Horse Feathers, Friday, May 6, 9 p.m., at Signal Kitchen in Burlington. $15/17. signalkitchen.com

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Six years in, I think it’s safe to say that Waking Windows has reached a certain level of notoriety. No, it’s not quite on par with, say, the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival or Grand Point North … yet. But I do think the profile of the “coolest music festival in Vermont” — patent, this guy — has been raised enough that it will continue being successful simply because it exists.

What I mean by that is this: WW has attained undeniable status as a must-goto event, much like the BDJF or GPN, or the South End Art Hop. You go to those events because you know they’re going to be good. Similarly, you’ll go to WW6 because you know it’s gonna rock, even if you might not be familiar with all of the bands. To wit, take a quick poll of your friends right now and ask them what they’re doing this weekend.

The answer for many, if not most, is probably Waking Windows. (And if not, you should make new friends. Perhaps in Winooski this weekend?)

That’s a testament to the hard work and incomparable savvy of the WW crew. And they’ve put together a monster of a festival this weekend, with big-name talent such as YACHT, the BESNARD LAKES, LADY LAMB, WAXAHATCHEE, SPEEDY ORTIZ and several others that should appeal beyond just the hardcore indie-music junkies. But there are several other intriguing story lines just below the marquee, which is where the real fun of WW6 begins.

Reunions will be a theme this year.

On Sunday, May 8, at the Monkey House, ROUGH FRANCIS bassist STEVEN HAZEN WILLIAMS reconstitutes his extremely short-lived but excellent shoegaze band MY FIRST DAYS ON JUNK. The show will be the group’s first since 2004. Also, it will be their second show ever. And, according to Williams, their last.

Williams will be backed by his RF pals, as well as the SMITTENS’ COLIN CLARY and SWALE’s ERIC OLSEN. If you’re familiar with those bands, you might be saying to yourself, “Damn. That’s a lot of guitars.” Indeed. Six, by Williams’ count, which is believed to be a WW record.

Also getting back together are the ESSEX GREEN. Technically, they never broke up. But their show at the WW Outdoor Stage on Saturday, May 7, will be their first in eight years.

If you’re unfamiliar, TEG were based in Brooklyn but evolved from the late, great BTV band GUPPYBOY in 1998. The core of the band consisted of songwriters and former Guppies CHRIS ZITER and JEFF BARON, as well as SASHA BELL. (Baron is a Seven Days employee.)

NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL’s JEFF MANGUM caught them at a CMJ showcase in NYC and offered to release their 1999 self-titled debut record through his legendary Athens, Ga., collective ELEPHANT 6. In

2002, TEG signed with the iconic indie Merge Records, which led to tours with the likes of YO LA TENGO, SUPERCHUNK and CAMERA OBSCURA. Though they never quite caught on in the States, TEG were big in Scandinavia and pockets of Europe.

Their WW show will help to knock some rust off before the band returns to Europe this summer to play Norway, Sweden, England and Wales.

WW6 will also see appearances by some old friends in new guises.

ALEXANDRIA HALL — aka TOOTH ACHE. — will debut her new project, BETH HEAD, at Scout & Co. on Saturday as part of the Almost There Showcase. Also Saturday, POURS’ BRYAN PARMELEE (another 7D employee) will debut his solo act at oak45.

RUBBLEBUCKET’s KALMIA TRAVER and ALEX TOTH will introduce local audiences to their new projects. Traver performs as KALBELLS at oak45 on Saturday. Toth throws down with his new band, ALEXANDER F, which features members of RUBBLEBUCKET, DELICATE STEVE and BEAR IN HEAVEN. They play Waterworks Food + Drink on Friday, May 6.

WW6 also boasts more comedy than in years past. The nonlocal highlight is “Late Night Basement with CHRIS ROSE” at the Stoplight Gallery on Saturday.

Rose is a comedian and writer on “The Daily Show with TREVOR NOAH.” His show follows a late-night talk-show format and was voted Best Comedy Show by New York magazine in 2015. Recent guests have included comedian DAVID CROSS, actor MICHAEL SHANNON and HEEMS from DAS RACIST. For the WW6 show, Rose will interview festival headliners YACHT. Comedians BEN KRONBERG, KEVIN ISO and local KENDALL FARRELL open.

The local comedy scene will be well represented, too. On Friday, catch the No Chill Showcase at Asian Bistro.

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But wait, there’s more.

WW6 will also see the debut of new outdoor stages orbiting the infamous rotary — in addition to the colossal main outdoor stage, of course. The Monkey House and Misery Loves Co. will both host open-air stages on Friday and Saturday. The MLC stage is of particular note to local rock fans. Friday, catch BLOWTORCH, BARBACOA and COMPANY. Saturday, swing by for SHEPARD’S PIE, BLUE BUTTON, CAVE BEES, the SHANDIES and JEFF BEAM. Now, here’s the crazy thing. I’ve just burned about 1,000 words on WW in this column. Plus another 1,000 on page 40. And this still just scratches the surface of WW6.

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On Thursday, May 5, Mitchell WED and Operation Prince are throwing a STANDUP: Open Mic 4 STANDUP: On the Spot! blowout celebration of the man called “Party Like It’s 1999: A Tribute to Prince” at the Higher Ground Ballroom THU IMPROV NIGHT! in South Burlington. In addition to 5 JAM / Life of the Party Mitchell and his crack band, the show Daily Grind f t . Bobby Hackney is loaded with special guests, including KAT WRIGHT, BRETT HUGHES, GUSTER’s RYAN FRI6 SAT7 MILLER, DWIGHT & NICOLE, Swale’s ERIC OLSEN MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND! and AMANDA GUSTAFSON, HELOISE WILLIAMS, JACKIE JOSH PANDA, and JER COONS, among many others.

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Believe it or not, some other things are happening this weekend that aren’t related to Waking Windows. Like, for example, the third annual GreggFest

at Lyndon State College on Friday and Saturday, May 6 and 7.

The festival honors the memory of LSC student and musician JAKE GREGG, who died last year after a lengthy battle with leukemia. And it’s a heck of a lineup. Friday’s slate includes GANG OF THIEVES, the MANGROVES, SWIMMER, NEMES, COPILOT and WISE OLD MOON. Saturday, catch MADAILA, HARSH ARMADILLO, the ATLANTIC EFFECT, the QUINS, COQUETTE and the BONNETS. Tickets are available at catamountarts.org. All proceeds will benefit the endowment fund created in Gregg’s memory.

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Humiliation” at Asian Bistro on Sunday. It features artists from the festival sharing their most intimate and embarrassing life experiences. Trust me, it’s amazing.

In past years, a handful of non-WW entities such as NNA TAPES and FRIENDS + FAMILY have curated showcases at the festival. This year Wesli the volume of showcases has been cranked up, with several happening at oak45 on Saturday.

Leading off, Vermont Public Radio’s “Live From the Fort” takes over oak45, presenting sets by local twee-ty birds the Smittens and local hip-hop outfit ENEMY SELF. Then über-hip local indie imprint SECTION SIGN RECORDS present their roster, including VIOLET ULTRAVIOLET, WREN KITZ, ALPENGLOW, Bryan Parmelee and VOWS. Next up is the Sound Affects Hip-Hop Showcase, featuring a live mixtape, a live production cypher and performances by LEARIC and SKYSPLITTER and the LYNGUISTIC CIVILIANS’ MISTER BURNS. NNA Tapes close the night with a pop-rock blowout featuring the aforementioned Kalbells, RYAN POWER

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THE DAILY PLANET: Zack DuPont (indie folk), 8 p.m., free.

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burlington

HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: Pop Rap Dance Party, 10 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Pub Quiz with Dave, 7 p.m., free. Karaoke with Melody, 10 p.m., free.

LEUNIG’S BISTRO & CAFÉ: Paul Asbell Trio (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

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MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Open Mic with Andy Lugo, 9 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Vinyl Night with Disco Phantom, 6 p.m., free.

Funkwagon, Drunk in the Woods (funk), 9 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

RADIO BEAN: Ensemble V (jazz), 7 p.m., free. LizRd Women (rock), 10:30 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: Sammich (rock), 7 p.m., free. DJ Pat (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

SIGNAL KITCHEN: The Sheepdogs, Mail the Horse (rock), 8:30 p.m., $15/17. AA. THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Josh Panda’s Acoustic Soul Night, 8 p.m., $5-10 donation.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Standup Open Mic, 7 p.m., free.

ZEN LOUNGE: Kizomba with Dsantos VT, 7 p.m., free. Well Wednesday, 10 p.m., free.

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OLIVE RIDLEY’S: So You Want to Be a DJ?, 10 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Dan Blakeslee World Tour Kickoff (folk), 7 p.m., free. Irish Sessions, 8 p.m., free. Film Night: Indie, Abstract, Avant Garde, 10 p.m., free.

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Eleanor Friedberger, Icewater, Swale (indie), 8 p.m., $12/14. AA. MONKEY HOUSE: WW Presents: Horse Lords, Wren Kitz, Entrance to Trains (rock), 8:30 p.m., $7/10. 18+.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Pine Street Jazz, 7 p.m., free.

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

THE DAILY PLANET: Thomas Daniel (folk), 8 p.m., free.

DRINK: BLiNDoG Records Acoustic Sessions, 5 p.m., free.

FINNIGAN’S PUB: Craig Mitchell (funk), 10 p.m., free.

HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: Half & Half Comedy (standup comedy), 8 p.m., free. Harder They Com (house), 10:30 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Remote Players Club, the Sun Parade (rock), 8 p.m., free.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: DJ More Mead (eclectic), 10 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Trivia Mania, 7 p.m., free. Bluegrass Thursday: Primate Fiasco, 9 p.m., $2/5. 18+.

PIZZA BARRIO: Eric George (Americana), 6:30 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: Waves of Adrenaline (folk), 7 p.m., free.

Shane Hardiman Trio (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free. Tyler Mast & Paradise Divide (art groove), 10:30 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: Seth Yacovone Blue Trio, 6 p.m., free. D Jay Baron (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ Cre8, 10 p.m., free.

RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB & WHISKEY ROOM: DJ Kermit (top 40), 10 p.m., free.

SIGNAL KITCHEN: Muuy Biien, Breakfast Lunch & Dinner, Belly Up, Cameron Moretti (rock), 9 p.m., $3-5 donation.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): The Rough & Tumble (folk), 8 p.m., free.

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

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Improv Jam, 6 p.m., free.

Napolean (improv), 7 p.m., $5.

Daily Grind: Bobby Hackney Jr. (improv), 8:30 p.m., $5.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Wine Down with D. Davis (acoustic), 5 p.m., free.

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WHAMMY BAR: Open Mic, 7 p.m., free.

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PIECASSO PIZZERIA & LOUNGE: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

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

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TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Party Like It’s 1999: A Tribute to Prince, 9 p.m., $12/15. AA. HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Run River North (indie rock), 8 p.m., $0.99. AA. ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Nobby Reed Project (blues), 7 p.m., free.

PENALTY BOX: Karaoke, 8 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Colin McCaffrey & Friends (folk), 6 p.m., donation.

SWEET MELISSA’S: BYOV Thursday , 3 p.m., free.

WHAMMY BAR: Broken String (bluegrass), 7 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs

MOOGS PLACE: Open Mic, 8 p.m., free.

middlebury area

CITY LIMITS: Throttle Thursday with DJ Gold, 9 p.m., free.

outside vermont OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

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BLEU NORTHEAST SEAFOOD: Steve Blair (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free.

CITIZEN CIDER: Citizen Cider Late Nighter: the Eames Brothers (mountain blues), 10:30 p.m., free.

CLUB METRONOME: ’90s Night with DJ Fattie B, 10 p.m., $5.

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HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: DJs Jake Davis and Goldetron (techno), 10 p.m., free.

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JUNIPER: John Daly Trio (folk rock), 9 p.m., free.

MAC MCCAUGHAN + THE NON-BELIEVERS, among others. And that’s in addition to the 200-plus

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Clare Byrne (folk), 6 p.m., free. Dave Keller (soul, blues), 7 p.m., free.

Alex Ellsworth and Katie Trautz (fiddle duets), 8:30 p.m., free.

Taka (vinyl DJ), 11 p.m., free.

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MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: LUX (rock), 10 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., free.

Spiritual Rez, West End Blend (reggae, funk), 9 p.m., $10.

RADIO BEAN: Friday Morning Sing-Along with Linda Bassick & Friends (kids’ music), 11 a.m., free. Melissa Plett (folk), 7 p.m., free. Katie Trautz and Alec Ellsworth (cajun), 8:30 p.m., free. Adriana Chobot (jazz, pop), 8:30 p.m., free. Melon (rock), 11:30 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: NYT (soul), 5 p.m., free. Freevolt (rock), 7 p.m., $5.

DJ Craig Mitchell (house), 11 p.m., $5.

RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: D Jay Baron (EDM), 9 p.m., $5.

RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB & WHISKEY ROOM: Supersounds DJ (top 40), 10 p.m., free.

RUBEN JAMES: DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

SIGNAL KITCHEN: Fruit Bats, Horse Feathers (indie folk), 9 p.m., $15/17. AA. THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): The Living Roots (indie folk), 8 p.m., free.

THE TAP ROOM AT SWITCHBACK BREWING: Dave Richardson (folk), 6 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Jackie Kashian (standup), 7 & 9:30 p.m., $15.

ZEN LOUNGE: Salsa Night with Jah Red (Latin), 9 p.m., $5.

Friday Night Worldwide (dance), 11 p.m., $5.

year history, not to mention the most star-studded. This year’s headliners include YACHT LAKES, WAXAHATCHEE, LADY LAMB and

critic — OK, me — calls “the coolest music festival in Vermont.” Waking Windows 6 runs Friday through Sunday, May 6 to 8, at various locations in downtown Winooski.

chittenden county ASIAN BISTRO (WINOOSKI): WW6: No Chill Comedy Showcase (standup), 10 p.m., $20-45.

BACKSTAGE PUB: Acoustic Happy Hour, 5 p.m., free.

Karaoke with Jenny Red, 9 p.m., free.

FOUR QUARTERS BREWING: WW6: Steady Betty, Little Slugger, Blahvocado, Near North (indie, rocksteady), 5:20 p.m., $20-45.

JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: Starline Rhythm Boys (rockabilly), 7 p.m., free.

MISERY LOVES CO.: WW6: Blowtorch, Barbacoa, Company (outside) (punk, surf), 7 p.m., $20-45. WW6: Buster Brown, Classic Hits (DJs), 8:30 p.m., $20-45.

Phil Abair Band (rock), 9 p.m., free.

STONE CORRAL BREWERY: Cooper & Lavoie (blues), 7 p.m., free.

SUGAR HOUSE BAR AND GRILL: The Holter Brother (classic rock), 9:30 p.m., free.

WAKING WINDOWS OUTDOOR STAGE: WW6: Speedy Ortiz, Hop Along, Plants and Animals, Disco Phantom (indie), 6 p.m., $20-45.

WATERWORKS FOOD + DRINK: WW6: Jahson, Swale, Alexander F, Arc Iris, Von Moore (rock, reggae), 9 p.m., $20-45.

WINOOSKI UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: WW6: Maryse Smith, Footings, Henry Jamison (indie folk), 6:30 p.m., $20-45.

barre/montpelier

MONKEY HOUSE: WW6: the High Breaks, Chain and the Gang, Asperos Saicos, Yairms, Villanelles, the Mountain Says No, Phil Yates & the Affiliates, Eastern Mountain Time, Black Rabbit, Dino Bravo (rock), 5:30 p.m., $20-45.

BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Art Herttua & Ray Carroll (jazz), 6 p.m., donation.

MULE BAR: WW6: Peaches, Cre8, Brunch, Dennis Lemoise, Christopher Rubin (DJs), 8 p.m., $20-45.

ESPRESSO BUENO: Espresso Brain-O (trivia), 7 p.m., $5.

OAK45: WW6: The arious Lee Enjoyable Show, Snakefoot, How Sad, Sundown, Kim Fog, Invisible Homes, Osage Orange, Lake Milk (indie), 5 p.m., $20-45.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Honky Tonk Happy Hour with Mark LeGrand, 5 p.m., free.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Nerbak Brothers (blues), 5 p.m., free.

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Alex Culbreth (Americana), 6 p.m., free. Drunken Cuddle, Cactus Attack (rockabilly), 9 p.m., free.

POSITIVE PIE 2: The House Ban (rock), 10 p.m., $5.

stowe/smuggs

MOOGS PLACE: Abby Sherman (folk), 6:30 p.m., free. Right Coast Leftovers (rock), 9 p.m., free.

RIMROCK’S MOUNTAIN TAVERN: DJ Rekkon #FridayNightFrequencies (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

middlebury area

CITY LIMITS: The Pitch Bender (rock), 9 p.m., free. City Limits Dance Party with Top Hat Entertainment (Top 40), 9:30 p.m., free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: The Good Parts (soul jazz), 9 p.m., $3.

northeast kingdom JASPER’S TAVERN: Raized on Radio (rock), 9:30 p.m., $5.

randolph/royalton

WILLY B’S TAVERN AT THE THREE STALLION INN: Jennings & McComber (folk), 5 p.m., free.

outside vermont

MONOPOLE: Lord Electro (rock), 10 p.m., free.

MONOPOLE DOWNSTAIRS: Happy Hour Tunes & Trivia with Gary Peacock, 5 p.m., free.

WHAMMY BAR: Brevity Thin (rock), 7 p.m., free.

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REVIEW this The High Breaks, Droppin’ Off With … the High Breaks (SELF-RELEASED, CD, DIGITAL DOWNLOAD)

Burlington surf band the High Breaks emerged some years ago as a side project of local indie-pop darlings Lendway. At their late 2000s height, Lendway were among the promising bands on the BTV scene, owing to their knack for candied guitar hooks, sugary melodies and even more saccharine vocal harmonies. As such, the High Breaks were a curious alter ego. For one, their tunes are all instrumental, eliminating a core Lendway element and strength. For another, they’re just flat-out weird — in a good way.

Where Lendway traded in bright pop jangle, the High Breaks prefer to explore darker musical corners. Indefatigable guitarist Matt Hagen has claimed inspiration for the band from the films of auteur David Lynch, among other mysterious touchstones. And that imprint is clear in the band’s transcendental

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noise that’s between soothing and confusing. Not until the fourth track is coherent, intelligible speech introduced, and the effect is nicely jarring: an earnest conversation about “Demonology, Possession and Exorcism.”

Ultimately, the brevity of Through Radio forces more scrutiny than the five tracks collected here could bear. Surely the AM radio spectrum is a deep enough ocean to yield more than 10 minutes of material? One track, “mumblers,” clocks in at a mere 34 seconds. Granted, this is experimental work. But the Static Circus should have spent more time in the lab before presenting these particular results. Bloom’s art needs a bigger canvas.

Hopefully, his next release will be long enough for listeners to really get lost inside of it.

Through Radio by the Static Circus is available at soundcloud.com/staticcircus.

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Messing about with tape equipment is a rich tradition with a small audience.

While early auteurs such as John Cage or Karlheinz Stockhausen are famous names today, your tolerance for feedback loops and odd noises will dictate how much you can enjoy the genre. There’s not a lot of structure or pattern to grasp.

The most fleshed-out track here, “home.,” introduces a gorgeous guitar motif over a bed of saturated, muddled vocals. But the rest of the project hews to a more atonal aesthetic.

The AM radio spectrum is, of course, haunted. As the airwaves have filled up in an increasingly connected world, the static and interference grew so intense that music stations almost all migrated to the superior fidelity of FM radio, making the AM dial something of a radio graveyard. Even before that, AM was essentially an open channel for natural and manmade interference, always alive with noise. Rather than attempting to clean it up, Bloom has opted to amplify the grit.

While the EP is based almost entirely on vocal samples, everything is so saturated with effects that you might as well be watching TV in a Russian hotel room. It has a sonorous, organic feel, but the brain can only take it as background

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Despite the scale implied by the name, the Static Circus is actually the one-man operation of Kevin Bloom. Bloom is well-known to local musicians, even if they don’t realize it. He’s been the longtime sound engineer at two of Burlington’s busiest venues, Radio Bean and the adjacent Light Club Lamp Shop.

His latest project, dubbed Through Radio, was inspired by his late-night commutes home, where he discovered the strange parallel universe that is late-night AM talk radio.

Bloom started recording his interactions with the ether and taking them home to play with. He sorted through his haul on his computer and then transferred his favorite slices to tape machines, where they could be manipulated or reversed. After fleshing out the results with some ambient instrumentation, the result is a five-track set of immersive audio experiments.

Through Radio might offer a golden opportunity to eat some LSD and lay down on the floor for a while, except the experience is fleeting.

approach to surf rock, as evidenced by the High Breaks’ debut record, Droppin’ Off With … the High Breaks.

Not unlike the original kings of Burlington surf, Barbacoa, the High Breaks are as informed by the slick, watery runs of Dick Dale as they are by the unearthly soundscapes of spaghettiwestern soundtrack composer Ennio Morricone. The opening track, “Shifty” borrows a spooky, slithering mod groove from the Marketts, punctuated with a “hey” at the end of each stanza.

“Hot Dog” plays on Dale’s early beachblanket-bingo style, with boogie-woogie guitars and a classic progression that brings to mind little GTOs and little surfer girls.

Guitarists Hagen and Michael Clifford aren’t quite in the same league as Barbacoa’s Bill Mullins — few are. But they have the staccato firepower that surf guitar demands. Moreover, their melodic sensibilities are complementary, leaving room for interesting twists and curls amid the rippling runs. The best example

is “Surf Showdown,” in which the two trade licks that are not just technically impressive but musically compelling.

Todd Gevry might be the most underrated drummer in Burlington. And his work here is typically understated but critical. He frames Hagen and Clifford’s ethereal strokes with masterful precision and tact, providing key accents on his cymbals and rims. When called for, he unleashes waves of percussive punch — see “Ankle Breaker,” for one. Gevry’s work on the chilling “Ice Diver” is exceptional, especially in tandem with bassist Kevin Lynam’s lugubrious lines.

Perhaps the best example of the High Breaks’ fusion of surf tradition and modern noir themes comes on “Voodoo Wave.” The song tweaks the melody of Dale’s classic “Shake-N-Stomp,” as if refracting through a kaleidoscope. The result is both familiar and disorienting and, like the whole of Droppin’ Off, it’s a deeply satisfying ride.

Droppin Off With … the High Breaks is available at thehighbreaks.bandcamp.com.

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BLEU NORTHEAST SEAFOOD: Julia Beerworth (Americana), 8:30 p.m., free.

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SIGNAL KITCHEN: Bellwether School’s Spring Bash with Dan Johnson, Beg Steal or Borrow (Americana), 7 p.m., $15/18.

SMITTY’S PUB: Coon Hill John (Americana), 8 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Good Clean Fun (standup), 5 p.m., free. Jackie Kashian (standup), 7 & 9:30 p.m., $15.

ZEN LOUNGE: Discolicious (disco), 9 p.m., $5.

CLUB METRONOME: Retronome With DJ Fattie B (’80s dance party), 9 p.m., free/$5.

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HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: Antara (folk), 7 p.m., free. Space Echo with Jahson Deejay (house), 10 p.m., free.

ASIAN BISTRO (WINOOSKI): WW6: Karaoke with David Wolfe, 5:40 p.m., $20-45.

BACKSTAGE PUB: Mirage (rock), 9 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Karaoke with Megan, 10 p.m., free.

FOUR QUARTERS BREWING: WW6: Karavan, Original Q, Bison, Iron Eyes Cody, Teleport, REDadmiral, Quiltro, Phantom Suns (rock), 2:20 p.m., $20-45.

JUNIPER: Zach Nugent (soul, gospel), 9 p.m., free.

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LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Trio Gusto (gypsy jazz), 8 p.m., free. Taka (vinyl DJ), 11 p.m., free.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: The Red Newt (rock), 10 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Alex Culbreth (folk), 7 p.m., free.

Strange Machines, Haley Jane & the Primates (jam, electro), 9 p.m., $5.

RADIO BEAN: The Rough & umble (rock), 8 p.m., free. Snooty Garland (rock), 10 p.m., free. Siding Spring (rock), 11:30 p.m., free. The Fabulous Miss Wendy (rock), 1 a.m., free.

RED SQUARE: Chris & Colin (acoustic), 5 p.m., free.

Cats Under the Stars (Jerry Garcia Band tribute), 7 p.m., $5. Mashtodon (hip-hop), 11 p.m., $5.

RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ Raul, 6 p.m., $5. DJ Reign One (EDM), 11 p.m., $5.

RUBEN JAMES: Craig Mitchell (house), 10 p.m., free.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Jamie Lee Thursto ’s Kentucky Derby Party (country), 6:34 p.m., $20/30. AA. HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Big Eyed Phish: A Dave Matthews Tribute, 8:30 p.m., $10/12. AA. MISERY LOVES CO.: WW6: Melo Grant, Aquamarina, Inconceivable (DJs), noon, $20-45.

WW6: Shepard’s Pie, Blue Button, Cave Bees, the Shandies, Jeff Beam (Outside) (rock), 5:50 p.m., $20-45. WW6: Mae (DJ), 8:30 p.m., $20-45.

MONKEY HOUSE: WW6: Sad Turtle, Ellen Degenerates, Kevin Bloom and the Static Circus (rock, experimental), 12:20 p.m., $20-45. WW6: BlueSkies Turn Black Showcase: Technical Kidman, UUBBUURRUU, Nancy Pants, Corridor (rock), 3 p.m., $20-45. WW6: Exploding in Sound

OAK45: WW6: Page Burner Reading Series, 12:30 p.m., $20-45. WW6 VPR ‘Live From the Fort’ Showcase: Enemy Self, the Smittens (indie, hip-hop), 2 p.m., $20-45. WW6: Section Signs Records Showcase: Vows, Bryan Parmelee, Alpenglow, Wren Kitz, Violet Ultraviolet (indie), 3 p.m., $20-45. WW6: Sound Affects Showcase: Live Production Cipher, Learc & Skysplitter, Mister Burns, Live Mixtape (hip-hop), 7:30 p.m., $20-45.

WW6: NNA Tapes Showcase: Guerilla Toss, Ryan Power, Kalbells, l’Enfant Savage, Vinyl Richie (pop, rock), 9:30 p.m., $20-45.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Mitch & Friends (rock), 5 p.m., free. Tymes Up (rock), 9 p.m., free.

SCOUT & CO. (WINOOSKI): WW6: Sam Kogon, NIghttime, Wifey, Ivamae (indie), 1:30 p.m., $2045. WW6: Almost There Showcase: Gymsho ts, California X, Sleeping In, Midriffs, Burglary Years, Beth Head, Pleasure Gap, Bunny Boy (rock), 5 p.m., $20-45. WW6: Vultures of Cult, Last World, Doom Service, Tyler Daniel Bean (metal), 5:50 p.m., $20-45.

STONE CORRAL BREWERY: The Milo White Ban (rock), 7 p.m., free.

STOPLIGHT GALLERY: WW6: Late Night Basement Comedy, 6:30 p.m., $20-45.

WAKING WINDOWS OUTDOOR STAGE: WW6: YACHT, Lady Lamb, Mac McCaughan & the NonBelievers, Chris Cohen, Madaila, the Essex Green, Lowell Thompson, DAM Downtown A tist Market, Brass Balagan (rock), 2:40 p.m., $20-45.

WATERWORKS FOOD + DRINK: WW6: Craig Mitchell, Rough Francis, Caroline Rose (rock), 10 p.m., $20-45.

WINOOSKI UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: WW6: Joseph, Waxahatchee, Califone, Eskimeaux, Small Houses (indie), 3:30 p.m., $20-45.

BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Irish Session, 2 p.m., donation. Alec Chambers (singer-songwriter), 6 p.m., donation.

WHAMMY BAR: VT Bluegrass Pioneers with Dan and Willy Lindner, Danny Coane, 7 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs

MARTELL’S AT THE RED FOX: Trevor Ainsworth, Peter Bixby, Jason Wedlock & Friends (folk, rock), 9 p.m., $5.

MOOGS PLACE: Mira & Iain (folk), 9 p.m., free.

mad river valley/waterbury APPLE CORE LUNCHEONETTE & BREW: Trivia Night, 6 p.m., free.

middlebury area

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: Folks Up in Treetops (Grateful Dead tribute), 9 p.m., $3.

champlain islands/northwest 14TH STAR BREWING CO.: Calcutta Fundraiser for Purple Hearts Reunited, 1 p.m., $100.

northeast kingdom

JASPER’S TAVERN: Wound for Sound (dance party), 9 p.m., free.

MONOPOLE: Free Air (rock), 10 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Bluegrass Brunch Scramble, noon, $5-10 donation.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Funny Story (storytelling), 7 p.m., free.

chittenden county

ASIAN BISTRO (WINOOSKI): WW6: Cringe! A Night of Hilarious Humiliation with Annie Russell (comedy), 7 p.m., $20-45.

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

FOUR QUARTERS BREWING: WW6: The Family Night Band, the Full Cleveland (rock), 3:30 p.m., $20-45.

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: SIMO, Owen Campbell (rock), 8 p.m., $8/10. AA.

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MISERY LOVES CO.: WW6: Steel Wool, Drew Brinkerhoff, Mjrette Susan Norton (DJs), noon, $20-45.

MONKEY HOUSE: WW6: Wee Folkestra (folk rock), 2:40 p.m., $20-45. WW6: Cumbancha Showcase: Daby Touré, Mal Maiz, Wesli, Francesca Blanchard (world music), 3:30 p.m., $20-45. WW6: Low Cut Connie, the Besnard Lakes, My First Days on Junk, Heavy Plains, Disco Phantom (rock), 7 p.m., $20-45.

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SCOUT & CO. (WINOOSKI): WW6: Peter Squires, Ryan Ober & the Loose Ends, Caroline O’Connor, Ver Sacrum, Kafari (rock), 2:30 p.m., $20-45.

SUGAR HOUSE BAR AND GRILL: Vermont’s Next Star (open mic), 8 p.m., free.

WATERWORKS FOOD + DRINK: WW6: Smooth Antics, Abbie Morin, Fattie B (R&B), 8 p.m., $20-45.

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SWEET MELISSA’S: Kelly Ravin (country), 6:30 p.m., free. Live Band Rock & Roll Karaoke, 8 p.m., free.

$50 Registration Includes: BBQ Lunch / Cornhole (Team of 2) Prizes & Trophy for 1st place

MON.9

Watch and Cheer: $5 BBQ Lunch / Tons of Raffle Prizes Specials on Fiddlehead / Live Music

burlington

HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: Family Night (open jam), 10:30 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Dance Video Request Night with Melody, 10 p.m., free.

JUNIPER: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Burlington Songwriters Group, 7 p.m., free. Lamp Shop Lit Club (open reading), 8 p.m., free.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: The Bang Maid (rock), 6 p.m., free.

Seed (folk), 7 p.m., free. Will Solomon (folk), 8 p.m., free. The Dingo Babie (rock), 9 p.m., free. Latin Sessions with Mal Maiz (cumbia), 10 p.m., free.

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RED SQUARE: Mashtodon (hip-hop), 8 p.m., free.

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RED SQUARE: Eames Brothers Band (mountain blues), 7 p.m., free.

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CITY LIMITS: DJ Gold (dance party), 9 p.m., free.

City Limits Dance Party with DJ Earl (top 40), 9:30 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: Acoustic Brunch with Clare Byrne (folk), 11 a.m., free. Maple Street Six (jazz), 1 p.m., free. Andrew Stearns (country), 4 p.m., free. Cielle & All Sounds On (folk), 7 p.m., free. Stin & Friends (folk), 9 p.m., free. The ravelers (folk), 10:30 p.m., free.

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THE OLDE NORTHENDER PUB: Open Mic, 7 p.m., free.

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ESPRESSO BUENO: Abby Jenne (rock), 7:30 p.m., donation. Femcom (standup), 8:30 p.m., donation.

NECTAR’S: Mi Yard Reggae Night with DJs Big Dog and Jahson, 9:30 p.m., $3.

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northeast kingdom

RADIO BEAN: Stephen Callahan Trio (jazz), 6:30 p.m., free.

Brooks Strauss and Extravision (rock), 8:30 p.m., free. Honky Tonk Tuesday with Eric George & Friends, 10 p.m., $3.

outside vermont

RED SQUARE: Dr. No (rock), 7 p.m., free. DJ KermiTT, 8 p.m., free. Craig Mitchell (house), 10 p.m., free.

MOOGS PLACE: Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., free.

PHAT KATS TAVERN: Jay Natola (solo guitar), 9 p.m., free.

OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Karaoke with DJ Dana Barry, 9 p.m., free.

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burlington

ARTSRIOT: WW Presents: Big Black Delta, Sego, Map Maker (rock), 8:30 p.m., $13/15. AA. JP’S PUB: Open Mic with Kyle, 9 p.m., free.

LEUNIG’S BISTRO & CAFÉ: Will Patton (gypsy jazz), 7 p.m., free.

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MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Zack DuPont (indie folk), 10 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Tuesday Blues with Collin Craig & Friends, 7 p.m., free. AA.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Eagles of Death Metal, Thelma and the Sleaze (rock), 8:30 p.m., $25. AA. ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

SUGAR HOUSE BAR AND GRILL: Dan Rayhilly (blues), 8:30 p.m., free.

WATERWORKS FOOD + DRINK: Trivia Night, 7:30 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Chad Hollister (folk rock), 6 p.m., donation.

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Godfather Karaoke, 9:30 p.m., free.

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ZEN LOUNGE: Kizomba with Dsantos VT, 7 p.m., free. Well Wednesday, 10 p.m., free.

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MOOGS PLACE: Jason Wedlock (rock), 7:30 p.m., free.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Nahko and Medicine for the People, Kim Churchill (rock), 8 p.m., $24/27. AA.

middlebury area

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: Karaoke with Roots Entertainment, 9 p.m., free.

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Holly Bowling (piano, Phish tribute), 8 p.m., $15. AA.

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barre/montpelier

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: The Woedoggies (rock), 7 p.m., free.

BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Rough & Tumble (folk), 6 p.m., donation.

burlington

THE DAILY PLANET: Paul Asbell and Clyde Stats (jazz), 8 p.m., free.

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

HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: Rosedale (rock), 7 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Pub Quiz with Dave, 7 p.m., free. Karaoke with Melody, 10 p.m., free.

LEUNIG’S BISTRO & CAFÉ: Shane Hardiman Trio (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Irish Sessions, 8 p.m., free. Film Night: Indie, Abstract, Avant Garde, 10 p.m., free.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Open Mic with Andy Lugo, 9 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Vinyl Night with Disco Phantom, 6 p.m., free.

Funkwagon (funk), 9 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

RADIO BEAN: Alit (rock), 7 p.m., free. Blahvocado (indie), 10 p.m., free. Chasing Days (rock), 11 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: Left Eye Jump (blues), 7 p.m., free. DJ Pat (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Wine Down with D. Davis (acoustic), 5 p.m., free.

WHAMMY BAR: Open Mic, 7 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs

MOOGS PLACE: Jim Charonko (blues), 8 p.m., free.

PIECASSO PIZZERIA & LOUNGE: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

middlebury area

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

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

northeast kingdom PARKER PIE CO.: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Josh Panda’s Acoustic Soul Night, 8 p.m., $5-10 donation.

outside vermont

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Standup Open Mic, 7 p.m., free.

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LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Zachary Mills & Pete Sutherland (old time), 7:30 p.m., free.

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LA PUERTA NEGRA: Salsa Lessons with Dsantos, 6:30 p.m., $12.

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MIDDLEBURY AREA

51 MAIN AT THE BRIDGE, 51 Main St., Middlebury, 388-8209 BAR ANTIDOTE, 35C Green St., Vergennes, 877-2555 CITY LIMITS, 14 Greene St., Vergennes, 877-6919 TOURTERELLE, 3629 Ethan Allen Hwy., New Haven, 453-6309 TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE, 86 Main St., Middlebury, 388-0002

RUTLAND AREA

HOP’N MOOSE BREWERY CO., 41 Center St., Rutland 775-7063 PICKLE BARREL NIGHTCLUB, Killington Rd., Killington, 422-3035

CHAMPLAIN ISLANDS/ NORTHWEST

CHOW! BELLA, 28 N. Main St., St. Albans, 524-1405 SNOW SHOE LODGE & PUB, 13 Main St., Montgomery Center, 326-4456

UPPER VALLEY

BREAKING GROUNDS, 245 Main St., Bethel, 392-4222

NORTHEAST KINGDOM

JASPER’S TAVERN, 71 Seymour Ln., Newport, 334-2224 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

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CLAIRE’S RESTAURANT & BAR, 41 Main St., Hardwick, 472-7053 MATTERHORN, 4969 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-8198 MOOGS PLACE, Portland St., Morrisville, 851-8225 PIECASSO PIZZARIA & 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

BIG PICTURE THEATER & CAFÉ, 48 Carroll Rd., Waitsfield, 496-8994 THE CENTER BAKERY & CAFÉ, 2007 Guptil Rd., Waterbury Center, 244-7500 CORK WINE BAR & MARKET, 1 Stowe St., Waterbury, 882-8227 HOSTEL TEVERE, 203 Powderhound Rd., Warren, 496-9222 PURPLE MOON PUB, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-342 THE RESERVOIR RESTAURANT & TAP ROOM, 1 S. Main St., Waterbury, 244-7827 SLIDE BROOK LODGE & TAVERN, 3180 German Flats Rd., Warren, 583-2202

SEVEN DAYS

ASIAN BISTRO, 25 Winooski Falls Way #112, Winooski, 655-9800 BACKSTAGE PUB, 60 Pearl St., Essex Jct., 878-5494 GOOD TIMES CAFÉ, Rt. 116, Hinesburg, 482-4444

BAGITOS BAGEL & 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 GREEN MOUNTAIN TAVERN, 10 Keith Ave., Barre, 522-2935 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 SOUTH SIDE TAVERN, 107 S. Main St., Barre, 476-3637 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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242 MAIN ST., Burlington, 862-2244 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 BREAKWATER CAFÉ, 1 King St., Burlington, 658-6276 BRENNAN’S PUB & BISTRO, UVM Davis Center, 590 Main St., Burlington, 656-1204 CHURCH & MAIN RESTAURANT, 156 Church St. Burlington, 540-3040 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 EAST SHORE VINEYARD TASTING ROOM, 28 Church St., Burlington, 859-9463 THE FARMHOUSE TAP & GRILL, 160 Bank St., Burlington, 859-0888 FINNIGAN’S PUB, 205 College St., Burlington, 864-8209 THE GRYPHON, 131 Main St., Burlington, 489-5699 HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY, 136 1/2 Church St., Burlington, 865-0012 JP’S PUB, 139 Main St., Burlington, 658-6389 JUNIPER, 41 Cherry St., Burlington, 658-0251 LEUNIG’S BISTRO & CAFÉ, 115 Church St., Burlington, 863-3759 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 COFFEEHOUSE, 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 THE SKINNY PANCAKE, 60 Lake St., Burlington, 540-0188 VERMONT COMEDY CLUB, 101 Main St., Burlington, 8590100 THE VERMONT PUB & BREWERY, 144 College St., Burlington, 865-0500 ZEN LOUNGE, 165 Church St., Burlington, 399-2645

HIGHER GROUND, 1214 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 652-0777 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 MONKEY HOUSE, 30 Main St., Winooski, 655-4563 OAK45, 45 Main St., Winooski, 448-3740 ON TAP BAR & GRILL, 4 Park St., Essex Jct., 878-3309 PARK PLACE TAVERN, 38 Park St., Essex Jct. 878-3015 PENALTY BOX, 127 Porter’s Point Rd., Colchester, 863-2065 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 SUGAR HOUSE BAR AND GRILL, 733 Queen City Park Rd., S. Burlington, 863-2909 WATERWORKS FOOD + DRINK, 20 Winooski Falls Way, Winooski, 497-3525

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Glen Coburn Hutcheson, cofounder of the Front

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ontpelier has a healthy arts scene, with venues including the T.W. Wood Gallery and the Spotlight Gallery at the Vermont Arts Council. But it currently has just one commercial fine-arts gallery: the Front.

That venue emerged a year ago in a small, L-shaped space just a few steps from Main Street. When the city holds its quarterly Art Walk this Friday, May 6, the Front will host a reception for a new show to celebrate its first birthday.

All 16 members of the gallery will have works on display. The Front is a collective — an organizational model that artistfounder Glen Coburn Hutcheson said evolved after a couple of previous incarnations of the gallery in the space.

He described that evolution while showing a reporter around during a recent visit. On view was a lively mix of abstract wood wall hangings by Chris Jeffrey, stoneware figures by Hasso Ewing, photographs transferred to tile by Maayan Kasimov, and other work. Shows at the Front change every six weeks.

Hutcheson began renting the space as his personal studio three years ago, after completing a master’s in sculpture in New York City. He could afford the rent for only about six months.

“When I ran out of money the first time,” Hutcheson said, “I brought in some people who would let me have the back space” while they ran a gallery in the front.

Gallery SIX, as it was called, lasted a year and a half. When it closed, Hutcheson decided to vacate, as well. But the arts-loving community objected.

“The reactions I got from people gave me the idea that, if we could get enough people together, it wouldn’t be so hard financially,” he said. “We got a good response.” Twelve artists signed up.

Members pay dues every three months and take turns staffing the place during public hours on Friday evenings and Saturdays. The gallery takes a 20 percent commission on sales. All decisions are made collectively.

“That’s been one of the things I’ve really liked about it: I’m not in charge,” said Hutcheson. He recently moved his studio into his home; in its place at the Front, members are erecting another interior wall to create more art-hanging space.

Even the gallery’s name was chosen by in Cape Town and New York City, joined consensus. the Front in December. She appreciates the “I do think [the name] is kind of funny, artistic community fostered at the gallery. in that it implies there’s something else “It’s a hub for creating. And it’s benefigoing on besides cial for the members art,” Hutcheson to see each other’s said with a smile. work,” she said “Which, of course, by phone. Morris, there isn’t.” a mixed-media So far, the Front artist who lives in has hosted lifeMontpelier, will drawing classes have figural soft for the public and, sculptures in the for members, film birthday show. screenings, critique Janet Van Fleet, a nights, potlucks sculptor who works JAN E T VAN FL E E T and parties. At the primarily in found back of the gallery, stone, wood and a tray of drawing supplies is paired with a other materials, is a founding member of huge sheet of paper tacked to the wall and the Front. Seventeen years ago, she also labeled “free draw.” At openings, artists helped found Studio Place Arts in Barre, a and members of the public can doodle on nonprofit commercial gallery with rented a fresh sheet. studios on the upper levels. Van Fleet has Hannah Morris, a Vermont native who exhibited her work at venues around the moved back to the state in 2012 after years state and beyond for two decades.

IT’S A REAL COMMITMENT — FINANCIALLY, OF TIME, OF WORK —

ALL TO BRING ART TO THE PUBLIC.

“It’s hard to sell art in Vermont,” she said. The Front’s model is “one answer.”

The gallery is also a gift to the community, Van Fleet suggested. “That [money for dues] is money artists are paying that they’re not making. So it’s a real commitment — financially, of time, of work — all to bring art to the public.”

That commitment doesn’t seem to be curbing demand for membership.

“There are literally dozens of artists who want a [dedicated] place to show,” said Hutcheson. Owing to limited wall space, the Front is at membership capacity. When spots do open, the members choose new artists together.

“It’s a funky little place,” said Morris.

“I’m so curious to see what we do.”

Contact: lilly@sevendaysvt.com

INFO ˜ e Front, 6 Barre Street in Montpelier, glen@ thefrontvt.com. First Birthday Reception, Friday, May 6, 4 to 8 p.m. thefrontvt.com

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CALL TO ARTISTS 2016 UPCYCLE ART BIKES COMPETITION: Invited: submissions of 3D environmentally friendly sculpture created with upcycled bike parts. May be any size, interactive, kinetic or rideable, but should be designed and crafted with Vermont weather in mind. Selected works will be displayed at Kingdom Trails in East Burke June 17-October 15. Grand prize is $1,000; other cash and purchase prizes available. Artists can submit up to fi e works, accompanied by $20 application fee. Deadline: June 3, 5 p.m. For prospectus and details: catamountarts.org or kingdomtrails.org. Submit at catamountarts. slideroom.com. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury. Info, kfrench@catamountarts.org.

BIRD-THEMED ART SHOW: Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge seeks 2D artworks and photography for an indoor “bird walk” celebrating International Migratory Bird Day on May 21.

The exhibit wi l remain up for two months.

Submitting artists will become members of Friends of the Missisquoi Refuge for the year.

Application, list of bird species at the refuge and other info at friendsofmissisquoi.org. Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge, Swanton. Through May 21. Info, 868-4781.

BURLINGTON CITY ARTS COMMUNITY GRANT: Burlington City Arts is accepting proposals from Burlington artists for funding up to $3,000 through its newly established Community Arts Grant. Deadline: May 13. For more info and to apply, visit burlingtoncityarts.org/ bca-community-fund. BCA Center, Burlington.

Info, 865-7166.

CALL TO ARTISTS: ART + SOUL 2016: Dunkiel Saunders seeks submissions of up to fi e works for the fi th annual Art + Soul event. Artwork must be inspired by the mission of event beneficia y Local Motion, which works to bring walking and biking within reach for everyone.

Prices are to be set by artists, and revenue from pieces sold will be split 50/50 between the artist and beneficia y. For more information and art submission form, visit artandsoulvt.org. Art + Soul, Burlington. Through May 12. Info, 578-2512, kmcclennan@dunkielsaunders.com.

THE GALLERY AT LCATV: Lake Champlain Access Television is looking for artists to exhibit visual arts at a spacious community media center in northern Colchester. Artists must meet the criteria of LCATV membership (live, work or

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f JEFF BRUNO: “News From NowHere,” works that

depart from the artist’s previous meticulous oil paintings and ballpoint-pen drawings and instead aim to be disposable, temporary and unarchivable.

Reception: Friday, May 6, 5-9 p.m. May 6-28. Info, 578-2512. The Backspace Ga lery in Burlington.

multisensory mixed-media art installation that explores the transition from analog to digital life.

Reception: Friday, May 6, 5-9 p.m. Artist talk: 6:30 p.m. May 6-28. Info, 578-2512. The S. .A.C.E. Gallery in Burlington.

STONE BENCH PROJECT: Rutland-area youth ages 13-18 are invited to apply for the opportunity to design and carve a stone bench under instruction from sculptor Nora Valdez.

Deadline: June 10. Details and application: info@carvingstudio.org. The Ca ving Studio & Sculpture Center, West Rutland. Info, 438-2097.

VERMONT CHORAL UNION LOGO REDESIGN CONTEST: The chorus seeks a new logo to celebrate its first 50 ears. The winning ent y will receive $250 and credit on concert programs and publications. A full creative brief is located at goo.gl/r8Ajvc. Deadline: June 30. Send questions and submissions to logodesign@ vtchoralunion.org. Info, logodesign@ vtchoralunion.org.

WESTFORD SCHOOL CRAFT FAIR: Westford Elementary School seeks local artisans and crafters to participate in its third annual Arts and Crafts Fair on May 17. Spaces are $10 for adults and $5 for kids, who will split the space with one other child. Deadline: May 7. Email Jessica Moreland for further details and to reserve a space: jgj33@msn.com. Westford Elementary School.

f MFA THESIS SHOW: An exhibition of works

by Champlain College graduating students.

Reception: Monday, May 9, 5-7 p.m. May 9-23. Info, cthompson@champlain.edu. Champlain College Art Gallery in Burlington. f MICHELLE SAYLES: “Rendering Justice,” works

by the Burlington cartoonist, illustrator and community organizer. Reception: Friday, May 6, 5:30-7 p.m. Info, 777-6566. The ellness Co-op in Burlington.

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f JUDSON BROWNING: “Six Months of Consumption,” senior thesis installation made from a collection of food packaging. Reception: Friday, May 6, 5:30-7:30 p.m. May 6-15. Info, 654-2884.

McCarthy Arts Center Gallery, Saint Michael’s College, in Colchester.

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f STEVE BARROWS: Hand-built clay masks.

Reception: Friday, May 6, 4-8 p.m. May 6-31. Info, 223-1981. The Cheshire Cat in Montpelie .

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f ‘FROM FARM TO TABLE’: A juried exhibition featuring paintings and photographs by more than 50 gallery artists that conjure the edible landscape, from planting and growing to harvesting and dining on vegetables, herbs, fruits and flowers. A tist roundtable and reception: Sunday, May 15, 1-4 p.m.

May 5-June 26. Info, 644-5100. Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville. f ‘RIVER WORKS 2’: Second annual group exhibition of works that consider the nature of rivers.

Reception: Thursda , May 12, 5-7 p.m. May 5-July 5.

Info, 888-1261. River Arts in Morrisville.

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f BARBARA GEYSELAERS: An exhibition of works by the Berlin, Vt., artist. Reception: Friday, May 6, 5-6:30 p.m. May 6-31. Info, 496-5470. Three Mountain Café in Waitsfield ‘BLOOM’: A group exhibition celebrating the beauty and struggle inherent in the change of seasons, with works by Kristi Kohut, Mary O’Malley, Casey Roberts and Maude White. May 7-28. Info, 617-8423332. Walker Contemporary in Waitsfield

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f DOLORES FURNARI: “Early American Decoration in Retrospect,” an exhibition of historic decorative art by the Brandon Artists Guild president.

Reception: Friday, May 6, 5-7 p.m. May 6-June 28.

Info, 247-4956. Brandon Artists Guild.

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f LAURIE SVERDLOVE: “Cataclysms,” a solo exhibition of pastels of cyclones, as well as a small selection of playful urban sculptures. Reception: Friday, May 6, 5:30-7:30 p.m. May 6-June 28.

Info, 295-0808. Scavenger Gallery in White River Junction.

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f CINDY SMITH: “Far and Wide, Near and Dear,” an exhibition of travel photography by the artist and MAC member. Reception: Friday, May 6, 5-7 p.m.

May 6-June 13. Info, 334-1966. MAC Center for the Arts Gallery in Newport. f ‘ROBERT MANNING: A RETROSPECTIVE’: An exhibition spanning the career of the New England artist, featuring his depictions of Neolithic stone monuments and his imaginings of their rich history in fantastical, colorful paintings. Also included: autobiographical drawings, paintings and assemblage sculpture that explore his personal history as an Irish American artist. Reception: Saturday, May 7, 5-7 p.m. Artist talk: 6 p.m. May 7-July 9. Info, 748-2022. Catamount Arts Center in St. Johnsbury.

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f MOLLY HATCH: “Passage,” site-specific sculpture and drawings by the Massachusetts-based artist.

Reception: Thursda , May 5, 5:30-7:30 p.m. May

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f SEVI AKARCAY: “Encounters With Possibilities of Being,” works on paper by the Turkish artist.

Reception: Friday, May 6, 5:30-8:30 p.m. May 6-31. Info, 258-9200. Marlboro Graduate Center in Brattleboro.

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MARCY HERMANSADER: “It Is All a Mystery,” a selective retrospective featuring four distinct bodies of paper works dating from 1981 through 2015. May 7-July 31. Info, 447-1571. Bennington Museum.

ART EVENTS TALK: BILL BROOKS ON GAYLEEN AIKEN: Museum director Bill Brooks speaks about current exhibition “The Curious Cousins of ermont Outsider Artist Gayleen Aiken.” Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, Middlebury, Wednesday, May 4, noon. Info, 388-­2117.

HEARTWORKS SCHOOL ART SHOW: Ninety works of art made by children ages 2 to 5. ArtsRiot, Burlington, Thursda , May 5, 5-7 p.m. Info, 540-0406.

TALK: ‘HUMAN POWERED’: Multimedia presentation highlighting 15 years of human-powered mountain adventures logged by Moretown photographers and storytellers Brian Mohr and Emily Johnson. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, Thursda , May 5, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Info, 496-5434.

TALK: JONATHAN GITELSON: The a tist discusses his work in conjunction with the exhibit “Are You Here?” Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Thursda , May 5, 7 p.m. Info, 257-0124.

FIRST FRIDAY ART: Dozens of galleries and other venues around the city open their doors to pedestrian art viewers in this monthly event.

See Art Map Burlington at participating locations.

Friday, May 6, 5-8 p.m. Info, 264-4839.

MAY ART WALK: More than 20 Montpelier shops and galleries open their doors to share work by local artists. Downtown Montpelier, Friday, May 6, 4-8 p.m. Info, 223-9604.

‘MODERN MATURITY’ WITH WHISKEY & CHEESE PAIRING: An exhibition of woodcut prints by Fay Stanford, who investigates old age “by poking at it with this long stick called art making.” Also, a tasting featuring three locally distilled whiskeys, each paired with local cheese of the distillers’ recommendation. ONE Arts Center, Burlington, Friday, May 6, 6-9 p.m. Exhibition: free; tasting: $15 advance, $20 at the door. Info, oneartscollective@ gmail.com.

‘THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED’: Sixteenth annual May art exhibition of works by students of the Rock Point School, including group and individual projects in watercolor, charcoal, acrylic, pencil, ink, beads and jewelry, mosaic and more. Rose Street Artists’ Cooperative and Gallery, Burlington, Friday, May 6, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Info, 863-1104.

TALK: ROCHESTER STONEWARE: Dr. John Sladek Jr., a prominent collector of Rochester stoneware, presents in conjunction with the semiannual Stoneware Collectors Meeting. Bennington Museum, Friday, May 6, 4 p.m. Info, 447-1571.

FLY TYING DEMONSTRATIONS: Demonstration of how to make ties for fly fishing, in conjunction wit the exhibition “The A t of Fly Fishing.” Frog Hollow Vermont State Craft Center, Burlington, Saturday, May 7, noon-3 p.m. Info, 863-6458.

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SOUTH END ART HOP: The South End A ts and Business Association invites businesses, fashion designers, outdoor sculptors and other artists to register for the annual South End Art Hop taking place September 9-11. Deadline: June 17. Visit seaba.com for details and to register. SEABA Center, Burlington. Info, 859-9222.

f ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY ART OPENING: Artist-members celebrate the first anni ersary of the collective gallery with cake and contemporary work by Vermont artists. Reception: Friday, May 6, 4-8 p.m. May 6-June 4. Info, 272-0908. The Front in Montpelier.

5-July 30. Info, 380-1607. Catherine Dianich Gallery in Brattleboro.

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f KRISTEN M. WATSON: “Digital Immigrant,”

SLIDELUCK MAD RIVER VALLEY: Slideluck Global seeks submissions from artists working in photography and multimedia for this August 26 show juried by Romke Hoogwaerts. For info and to submit, visit slideluck.com. Deadline: July 8.

Knoll Farm, Fayston. $10. Info, 496-9757.

f GABRIEL TEMPESTA: “Landscapes and Wildlife,” an exhibition of highly realistic charcoal and watercolor paintings. Reception: Friday, May 6, 4-7 p.m. May 6-June 30. Info, 828-0749. Spotlight Gallery in Montpelier.

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PUNK ROCK FLEA MARKET: Encounterworks Productions seeks small-business owners, independent crafters, jewelry makers, clothing designers, screen-printers, local bands with cool merch, etc., for the first Punk Rock Flea Market on May 22. To register, email encounterworks@ gmail.com with “Punk Rock Flea” in the subject line. Include contact info, pictures and info about what you want to sell. If approved, a $20 registration fee will be collected to hold your spot.

Registration deadline: May 4. Encounterworks Productions Salon, Burlington, Through May 4.

Info, 617-780-7701.

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FESTIVAL OF FINE ARTS: Vermont artists are invited to apply to this juried exhibition, which offers cash prizes for first, second and third places. Deadline: May 4. For details and to register, visit artsalivevt.org/festival-of-fine-a ts/.

Art’s Alive Gallery, Burlington. Info, 859-9222.

attend school in Colchester Milton, Georgia, Fairfax, Westford, South Hero, Grand Isle or North Hero). Exhibitions can be one, two or three months and include a reception. Group shows are welcome. Proceeds from any sales go to the artists. Lake Champlain Access Television, Colchester. Through August 1. Info, 862-5724

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‘A PERFECT SQUARE’: A Committee on Temporary Shelter fundraiser and exhibition of “art through the eyes of our youth.” Twenty-four artists in grades three to eight have decorated a square canvas, which will be for sale. Fifty percent of proceeds will be donated to COTS. Dianne Shullenberger Gallery, Jericho, Saturday, May 7, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Info, 899-4993.

TALK: TORIN PORTER: The Gl ver-based sculptor talks about his work in conjunction with his current exhibition “Forms of Life.” AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon N.H., Saturday, May 7, 4 p.m. Info, 603-448-3117.

TEN-YEAR ANNIVERSARY BLOCK PARTY: The Center for Cartoon Studies celebrates its 10th year with live drawing demonstrations, face painting, live music, Schulz Library tours, a cartoon photo booth and more. Center for Cartoon Studies, White River Junction, Saturday, May 7, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Info, 295-3319.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION FASHION WEEKEND: Second annual Spring Collective fashion show featuring ReneFrancesG, Kenny Paige, Mark E. Merrill, Sophie Kirpan, Allyce Good, KB Noize and more. Main Street Museum, White River Junction, Saturday, May 7, 7 p.m. $25. Info, 603-508-8528.

SOPHOMORE SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS: In this interactive session, sophomore students represent their final essays in a varie y of art forms, prompted by the question, “What is the good life, and how do I live it?” Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, Tuesday, May 10, 5:30 p.m. Info, 443-3168.

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f ‘THE ART OF FLY FISHING: IN SUPPORT OF PROJECT HEALING WATERS’: An exhibition of fly fishing-themed a twork, flies tied y local veterans and various paraphernalia. Works available through a silent auction, culminating with an event on May 26. Proceeds benefit Project Healing aters, a nonprofit dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of active military service personnel and veterans with disabilities. Reception: Friday, May 6, 5-8 p.m. Through May 31. Info, 863-6458.

Frog Hollow Vermont State Craft Center in Burlington.

ATHENA KAFANTARIS: “Strange Music From Another Room,” an exhibition of puppets that combine craft and technology by the makerin-residence. Through May 31. Info, 540-0761.

Generator in Burlington.

f ‘A BODY IN FUKUSHIMA’: Photographs of Eiko Otake, documenting a visit she and William Johnston, photographer and Wesleyan University professor of Japanese history, made in 2014 to the irradiated communities of Fukushima. Artist talk with Otake: Monday, May 23, 6-7 p.m. Through May 28. Info, 652-4500. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, in Burlington.

CAL LANE: “Traditional Culprits,” a solo exhibition of the New York-based artist’s “industrial doilies,” sculptural works that challenge conventional distinctions between masculine and feminine forms of labor. CLARK DERBES: A solo exhibition of works by the 2015 Barbara Smail Award winner, whose work combines elements of Louisiana and Vermont craft and folk art with abstract and patterned painting. Through June 18. Info, 865-7166.

BCA Center in Burlington.

f CHITTENDEN COUNTY SENIOR ART SHOW: The 36th annual exhibition featuring work by seniors at Mount Mansfield Union, Champlain alley Union, Burlington, South Burlington, Essex and Colchester high schools. Closing reception: Tuesday, May 31, 6-7 p.m. Through May 31. Info, 859-9222. A t’s Alive Gallery in Burlington.

ETHAN BOND-WATTS: New works in wood, glass and stone that explore myth and journey, place and identity, and the meaning of material. Through May 31. Info, southgalleryinfo@gmail.com. South Gallery in Burlington.

GOLDEN TRUE: Oil paintings by the Vermont artist.

Through May 15. Info, 860-4972. ermont Art Supply and Black Horse S.P.G. in Burlington.

f JEFFREY TRUBISZ: “On the Trail,” photographs by the seasoned hiker. Reception: Friday, May 6, 5-8 p.m. Through July 30. Info, 660-9005. Dostie Bros.

Frame Shop in Burlington.

JENNIE KRISTEL: “Spring Explorations,” monoprints and mixed-media works. Through May 31. Info, 373-5030. Mirabelles Café in Burlington.

MONIKA RIVARD: Images by the Burlington photographer. Through May 31. Info, 343-1218.

Scout & Co. (Burlington).

NINI CRANE: “Four Seasons of Watercolor,” paintings that reflect the ermont artist’s love of nature. Through May 31. Info, 540-8333. Sequoia Salon in Burlington.

OLA CARSON: “No.” mixed-media works and the first U.S. show from the Poland-born artist. Through May 17. Info, 864-5884. Karma Bird House Gallery in Burlington.

‘POP ART PRINTS’: Thi ty-seven prints significant to the advent of the pop art movement of the 1950s and ’60s, including works by Robert Indiana, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg and Andy Warhol. Also works by the era’s female artists from the Fleming’s permanent collection, including Chryssa, Sister Mary Corita Kent and Marisol. ‘SEX OBJECTS: PERSPECTIVES ON GENDER AND SEXUALITY’: An exhibition of everyday and ceremonial art and artifacts curated by 40 anthropology and art history students. SAMUEL BAK: “Survival and Memory,” paintings by the Polish artist addressing his experience as a Holocaust survivor, using a Renaissance palette and personal lexicon informed by Jewish culture. Through May 22. Info, 656-0750. University of Vermont Fleming Museum of Art in Burlington.

f ROBERT GOLD: An exhibition of mixed-media works by the Burlington artist. Reception: Friday, June 3, 5-8 p.m. Through June 30. Info, 859-9222.

The Ga lery at Main Street Landing in Burlington.

SEABA MEMBERS ONLY SHOW: The South End Arts + Business Association celebrates its 30th anniversary with one of the largest group shows to come to its gallery walls. For every work sold, SEABA will gift a year of membership to a local artist. Through June 30. Info, 859-9222. SEABA Center in Burlington.

SENIOR FILM CAPSTONE SHOW: An exhibition of films made y Champlain College graduating seniors. Through May 23. SENIOR GAME SHOW: An exhibition of games designed by Champlain College graduating seniors. Through May 6. Info, cthompson@champlain.edu. Champlain College Art Gallery in Burlington.

f SHARON WEBSTER: “HANDHOLD,” 2D and 3D works by the Burlington artist. Reception: Friday, May 6, 5-8 p.m. Through May 28. Info, 657-3872.

Petra Cliffs Climbing Center & Mountaineering School in Burlington.

SIENNA FONTAINE: “Acclaim of Gesture,” mixedmedia works made with walnut ink, marker, acrylic paints, spray paint and stencil work. Through June 30. Info, 859-9222. Speeder & Earl’s Coffee, Pine Street, in Burlington.

‘UNDER THE INFLUENCE’: An exhibition of works by Nissa Kauppila and Erika Lawlor Schmidt, whose style and subject matter reflect their respecti e immersions in Asian cultures: a yearlong residency in China for Kauppila, and studies of Zen philosophy and Indian metaphysics for Schmidt. Through June 18. Info, 865-7166. Vermont Metro Gallery, BCA Center in Burlington.

‘XOXO: AN EXHIBIT ABOUT LOVE & FORGIVENESS’: Developed by the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, this emotion-fi led interactive exhibit asks you to open your heart and mind. Through May 15. Info, 864-1848. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain in Burlington.

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‘32 DEGREES: THE ART OF WINTER’: Winter-inspired works from the late 19th century to present, including contemporary photography, sound pieces, digital art, games and ephemeral sculpture, which invite visitors to experience the complexities of snow and ice.

Through May 30.

Info, 985-3346.

Shelburne Museum.

ANNETTE HANSEN: “Landscapes Through the ears,” in various media including paintings, wall quilts, felt works and beaded pieces. Through June 30. Info, 370-6034. Milton Public Library.

DICK BRUNELLE: Recent abstract watercolor paintings. Through May 31. Info, 316-4265.

Firebird Café in Essex Junction.

‘DOUBLE EXPOSURE: VISUAL ART AND THE WRITTEN WORD’: A group exhibition of work by local artists.

Through June 24.

Info, 899-4936.

Jericho Town Hall.

KURT MADISON: Images from the Vermont landscape photographer.

Through May 31.

Info, 985-8222.

Shelburne Vineyard.

PHIL LAUGHLIN: “Classic Vermont in 2016,” an exhibition of oil paintings that considers the question, “Does ‘classic’ Vermont still work?” Through June 5. Info, 899-3211. Emile A. Gruppe Gallery in Jericho.

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f ADRIENNE GINTER: “Fauna Meets Flora,” an exhibition of exquisitely detailed hand-cut paper and archival foam-core constructions by the Putney artist. Art Walk Reception: May 6, 4-7 p.m. Through June 30. Info, 828-5657. Governor’s Gallery in Montpelier. f ANDREW KLINE: “Geometry of Light,” an exhibition of photography by the East Montpelier artist coinciding with the release of his new book.

Artist talk and book signing: Friday, May 6, 5:30-7 p.m. Through May 13. Info, 262-6035. . W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier. f ARTHUR SCHALLER: “Ships and Shadows,” original collage by the Vermont artist and architect.

Art Walk Reception: May 6, 4-7 p.m. Through June 30. Info, 828-5657. Vermont Supreme Court Gallery in Montpelier.

‘ENCOUNTERING YELLOW’: Group exhibition of artworks in a variety of media inspired by the color yellow. Through May 29. CAROLYN ENZ HACK: “Vermont Landscape Through ime,” a solo exhibition. Through May 29. f SPA SILENT AUCTION: Silent auction of fine a t, crafts, coupons to restaurants, tickets to performances, private art lessons, fresh veggies from artists’ gardens, memberships to local cultural institutions and more, benefitting Studio Place A ts. Bidding concludes at SPA’s annual BASH event on May 13. BASH: Friday, May 13, 7-9 p.m. Info, 479-7069.

Studio Place Arts in Barre.

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School, including paintings, mixed-media, carpentry and blacksmithing, as well as collaborative artwork completed with area senior citizens as part of the school’s Elder Outreach Project.

Reception: Friday, May 13, 5-7 p.m. Through May 31. Info, 454-7747. Plainfield Communi y Center Gallery.

‘SADDLE UP! NORWICH CAVALRY: TRAINING, TOURING AND TACTICS ON HORSEBACK’: Exhibition presenting the story of the college cavalry, including life-size imagery, sounds and historic objects. Through June 30. Info, 485-2183.

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ATHENA PETRA TASIOPOULOS: Collage and illustration from found vintage portrait photography.

Through May 14. Info, 253-1818. Green Mountain Fine Art Gallery in Stowe.

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‘FLIGHT: EXPLORATIONS IN MOVEMENT, MIGRATION AND FREEDOM’: Artworks by gallery artists, local students and notable Syrian artists interpreting the concept of flight as it relates to ideas of freedom of expression, pilgrimage and spontaneous exploration. Through June 26. Info, 253-8943. West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park in Stowe.

STOWE STUDENT ART SHOW: Work in a variety of media by students from Stowe elementary, middle and high schools, as well as guests from Montpelier High School and U-32. Through May 29.

Info, 253-8358. Helen Day Art Center in Stowe.

CINDY GRIFFITH: Pastel works of magical realism by the native Vermont artist. Through June 30.

Info, 595-4866. The Hi e in Middlesex.

DOUGLAS AJA: “African Safari,” photographs and bronze sculptures of African wildlife. Through May 21. Info, 426-3581. Jaquith Public Library in Marshfield

‘THE WORLD THRU MY EYES’: An exhibition of photography by the clients, staff and board members of this agency for at-risk children and youth. Through May 13. Info, 635-2805, ext. 106.

Laraway Youth & Family Services in Johnson.

mad river valley/waterbury ‘THE PAINTED STATE OF THREE VERMONT WOMEN’: An exhibition of works by oil painters Carrie Bagalio, Natasha Bogar and Jennifer Hubbard. Through May 7. Info, 244-7801. Axels Gallery & Frame Shop in Waterbury.

LYDIA GATZOW: “Second Harvest,” oil paintings, charcoal and graphite drawings. Through May 15.

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Through July 1. Info, 479-8519. ermont History Museum in Montpelier.

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‘BIRDS ARE DINOSAURS’: An exhibit that traces the evolution of birds from dinosaurs, featuring skeletons, life-size replicas and hands-on activities.

Through October 31. Info, 359-5000. ermont Institute of Natural Science Nature Center in Quechee.

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‘ADDISON COUNTY IN PROFILE: SILHOUETTES FROM THE SHELDON ARCHIVES’: An exhibit of rarely displayed silhouettes of early residents of Addison County, from the 1800s to 1900s, including many prominent and accomplished personalities.

Through September 3. ‘THE CURIOUS COUSINS OF VERMONT OUTSIDER ARTIST GAYLEEN AIKEN’: Twenty-four of the late artist’s cardboard cutout imaginary “cousins,” which are rarely shown together, and more than a dozen drawings and paintings. Through May 21. CHUCK HERRMAN: “Out of the Forest,” carvings by the Vermont wood historian, educator and self-taught artist. Works include birds and waterfowl carved in remnants of a New Haven root fence, maple sugaring story boards and kinetic sculpture. Through May 21.

Info, 388-2117. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury.

DAISY ROCKWELL: “Odalèsque and Other Recent Paintings,” work by the artist and granddaughter of Norman Rockwell. Through May 13. $2-20 suggested donation. Info, 356-2775. Main Street Museum in White River Junction.

FEATURED ARTISTS: An exhibition of work by four Vermont artists: silver jewelry by Bill and Sandra Owens, river-rock sculpture by Jen Herzer and intaglio prints of wildlife by J. Ann Eldridge.

Through June 30. Info, 235-9429. Co lective — the Art of Craft in Woodstock.

‘HUMAN PLUS: REAL LIVES + REAL ENGINEERING’: An exhibition offering visitors of all ages the chance to explore engineering concepts and to create a range of low- and high-tech tools that extend the potential of the human body. Through May 8. Info, 649-220, ext. 222. Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich.

‘DISCLOSURES: COMING OUT OF OBSCURITY’: Vermont artists Lily Hinrichsen and Karla Van Vliet bring to light parts of their past, with assemblages, works on paper and mixed media. Through May 7.

Info, 382-9222. Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater in Middlebury.

‘POETS AND THE PAST’: An exhibition of historical objects alongside poems they inspired, written by local poets. Through May 31. Info, 649-0124.

Norwich Historical Society and Community Center.

f HANNAH BUREAU: “Abstracting the Landscape,”

a solo exhibition of works at the cross section of abstraction and representation. Reception: Friday, May 13, 5-7 p.m. Through May 31. Info, 989-7419.

Edgewater Gallery Merchants Row in Middlebury.

‘LIFE UNDER THE SHADOW’: Acrylic paintings

by Bhutanese refugee Hom Pradhan that reflect the young artist’s experience growing up in a refugee camp in Nepal. Accompanying audio by VFC codirector Gregory Sharrow. Through July 31.

Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury.

f ‘ROOTS: MIXED MEDIA ART SHOW’: Works by Vermont artists Lisa M. Condino and Pat Laffin.

Reception: Saturday, May 7, 3-5:30 p.m. Through May 31. Info, 453-6309. Tourterelle in New Haven. f SUSANNE STRATER: “Structure,” pastel paintings featuring rooftops from Middlebury to Montréal, Germany to Luxembourg. Reception: Thursda , May 5, 5-7 p.m. Through May 31. Info, 458-0098. Edgewater Gallery Mill Street in Middlebury.

‘ENERGY’: An annual exhibit of works by local students, grades K-12. Through May 14. Info, 775-0356. Chaffee Art Center in Rutland.

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& Art Center features photographs of Gitelson’s ongoing public project, installed on

billboards throughout New England (other than Vermont) and upstate New York.

Playing on the usually cartographic assertion “You are here,” Gitelson claims that his billboards of “extreme simplicity” are meant to bring highway passersby into the hereand-now — even if just for a moment. These interventions serve not only to interrupt the highway driver’s state of mind but to subvert the billboard’s commercial role in the landscape. Gitelson speaks about his work at the museum on Thursday, May 5, at 7 p.m.

Through June 13. Pictured: one of Gitelson’s billboards, in Gloversville, N.Y. JUDITH REILLY: “The Girl ith the Purple Hair,” a retrospective of works by the Vermont quilt maker.

Through May 30. Info, 247-4295. Compass Music and Arts Center in Brandon.

castleton.edu. Info, 468-5611. Christine Price Gallery, Castleton University.

KATE GRIDLEY: “Passing Through: Po traits of Emerging Adults,” life-size oil paintings paired with sound portraits. Through May 27. Info, ga leries@

2016 FRANKLIN COUNTY STUDENT ART SHOW: Artwork by area K-12 students. Through May 9. Info, 527-1202. Collins-Perley Sports Complex in St. Albans.

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HARRIET WOOD: Exuberant oil paintings that celebrate the arrival of spring and summer.

Through May 16. Info, 525-3366. Parker Pie Co. in West Glover.

f ‘HOME IS WHERE THE ART IS’: A group exhibition of new works for the home and garden by members of the Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild.

Reception: Friday, May 6, 4-6 p.m. Through June 11.

Info, 748-0158. Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury.

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‘CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS VS. THE MASTERS: HOMAGE, BATTLE, RECLAMATION’: Thi teen artists address the influence of their creati e forebears, including works by Eric Aho, Ross Bleckner, Babette Bloch, Taner Ceylan, Kate O’Donovan Cook, Josef Fiscnaller, Pam Glick, Mimi Gross, Richard Jacobs, Sam Jury, Matt Mattingly, Yasumasa Morimura and Cathy Osman. ‘VISIONS FROM THE EDGE: AN EXPLORATION OF OUTSIDER ART’: Group exhibition featuring 12 artists with autism and other developmental disorders: Oscar Azmita, William

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AIDRON DUCKWORTH: “Color – a Theo y in Action,” an exhibition of works meant to demonstrate the late artist’s mastery of color and its emotive qualities. Through July 24. LUCY MINK-COVELLO: An exhibition of paintings by the New Hampshire artist. Through June 5. Info, 603-469-3444. Aidron Duckworth Museum in Meriden, N.H.

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CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ART BIENNIAL: CULTURE SHIFT: Third biennial multi- enue exhibition of contemporary works by First Nations artists.

Through June 18. Info, 514-933-0711. A t Mûr in Montréal.

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Harrington identifies herself as a survivor of childhood incest and uses self-driven

DOUGLAS CROCKWELL: “The Other Rockwe l: Douglas Crockwell,” an exhibition featuring paintings by the artist and founding Hyde trustee, whose illustrative works were included in the Saturday Evening Post, LIFE, Look and others. Through May 8. Info, 518-792-1761. The H de Collection in Glens Falls, N.Y.

art therapy as a means of healing. She hopes to help other survivors, as well, and will donate 15 percent of sales of her work to Safeline, a local domestic and sexual violence agency focusing on the

JANE DAVIES: An exhibition of recent paintings.

PATTY CASTELLINI: Recent work by the abstract painter. ROGER GOLDENBERG: “Visual Jazz,” an exhibition of music-inspired works. TORIN PORTER: “Forms of Life,” sculptures by the Glover artist.

Through June 1. Info, 603-448-3117. VA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H.

needs of women and children; Safeart, a local nonprofit that uses expressive arts to address issues of domestic and sexual abuse, and the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, based in Washington, D.C. Through June 30. Pictured: “Domino,” acrylic on canvas by Harrington.

Britt, Susan Brown, Chase Ferguson, Evan Gozali, Elisa Huberman, Barry Kahn, Michael McManmon, Walter Mika, Jessica Park, Alba Somoza, and Shmuel Taurog. Guest curated by Tony Gengarelly.

JONATHAN GITELSON: “Are You Here?” photographs of the artist’s public project in which he installed the phrase on billboards throughout New England and upstate New York. KAREN GAUDETTE: Scratchboard drawings that metaphorically reflect a middle-aged woman’s journey to find true l ve.

MICHAEL SACCA: “flow-MOTION,” insta lation of water images by the Vermont photographer.

Through June 13. Info, 257-0124. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

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heritage sites by the South Royalton artist. Throug May 12. Info, 889-9404. Tunbridge Public Library.

‘LOCALLY GROWN’: Works in a range of media by artists from Orange, Washington and Windsor counties. Through June 11. Info, 431-0204. Chandler Gallery in Randolph.

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‘DIRECTOR’S CHOICE’: Selected works by Varujan Boghosian, Pat Dipaula Klein, Helen Matteson, Ira Matteson, Nick Santoro, Hugh Townley and John Udvardy. Through July 9. Info, 767-9670. Big own Gallery in Rochester.

EXTRAORDINAIRE OF VERMONT’: An exhibition organized by the Hartford and Royalton historical societies that examines the life and work of the Vermont architect. Talk with John Dumville and Martha Knapp: Wednesday, May 4, 7-8 p.m. Through June 4. Info, 763-7094. Royalton Memorial Library in South Royalton.

JAMES VOGLER: “Who Turned On the Light,” an exhibition of abstract oil paintings by the Charlotte artist. Through June 30. Info, 498-8438. White River Gallery at BALE in South Royalton.

PAT HARRINGTON: An exhibition of abstractexpressionist paintings by the former teacher, who uses art to explore and heal her experience as an incest survivor. Through June 30. Info, 767-4258.

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JOAN HOFFMAN: “National Park Landscapes: Celebrating National Park Service Centennial 2016,” impressionistic paintings of American natural

RAGNAR KJARTANSSON: The Iceland a tist’s first major show in Canada presents three significant works that represent his explorations in performance and straddle mysticism and parody. RYAN GANDER: “Make every show like it’s your last,” an exhibition bringing together diverse elements that reflect the British a tist’s interest in the circumstances of art production, as well as our perception of objects. Through May 22. Info, 514-847-6226.

Montréal Museum of Contemporary Art. SENIOR BFA 2016: An annual event showcasing the talents and accomplishments of the BFA graduating class of the SUNY Plattsburgh Art Department.

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Karolina Kawiaka. Through June 15. SALLY GIL: “Out of This orld,” lush abstract landscapes and sculptures by the Brooklyn-based, Bennington-born artist. Through July 10. Info, 447-1571. Bennington Museum.

‘PARTNERS IN DESIGN’: An exhibition spotlighting a crucial, though little-known, aspect of the development of American modern design: the collaboration of Alfred H. Barr Jr., the first director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and Philip Johnson, MoMA’s first curator of architecture. Through August 21. ‘POMPEII’: Nearly 200 archaeological artifacts, including bronze and marble statues, mosaics, frescoes, decorative arts and objects from daily life, offer a glimpse into the life of the once-thriving city in the Roman Empire. Through September 5. Info, 514-285-2000.

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om Hanks began his film career as a leading man in 1984, the same year I began reviewing films. One movie he made that year (Splash) became a minor classic. The other (Bachelor Party) did not. But the latter was the first film I ever reviewed on television, so it’ll always have a special place in my heart.

Hanks, it’s safe to say, has earned a special place in the hearts of millions. I’ve reviewed dozens of his pictures and even somehow got invited to a party he attended to promote Nothing in Common, a 1986 comedy he made with Jackie Gleason. I’ve followed the ups of his professional life (Philadelphia [1993], Forrest Gump [1994], Apollo 13 [1995]) and its downs (Larry Crowne [2011], Cloud Atlas [2012], Saving Mr. Banks [2013]). And, in the process, I’ve noted a troubling trend.

Having won the public’s hearts — on top of a couple of Oscars — and starred in more timeless, beloved titles than virtually any other actor alive, Hanks evidently grew restless. He sought fresh worlds to conquer on the business side of cinema. Increasingly, his focus has shifted from choosing worthwhile projects to putting together lucrative deals.

That’ll happen when one of the first films you produce (2002’s My Big Fat Greek Wedding) winds up among the most profitable in

history. On a budget of just $5 million, the schmaltz fest brought in $375 million worldwide. Ever since then, Hanks has divided his energies pretty evenly between art and commerce. While it’s done wonders for his portfolio, I’m not sure it’s paid much in the way of creative dividends.

To wit: A Hologram for the King, the first of four films in which the actor will appear this year. (Also in 2016, Hanks has producer credits on three TV documentary miniseries and five feature films, including the recently released My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2.) Hologram was written and directed with a minimum of imagination by Tom Tykwer (The International) and is further hobbled by lead work in which its star breaks zero new ground.

The film is the story of Alan Clay, a salesman whose marriage and career have cratered, leaving him unable to send his daughter to college and desperate for a fresh start.

And it’s pretty much what you’d have if Larry Crowne had been set in Saudi Arabia, with Julia Roberts’ character replaced by a sensual surgeon in a hijab (Sarita Choudhury).

To say the German filmmaker takes liberties with the source material — Dave Eggers’ 2012 meditation on America in the age of globalization — would be to vastly under-

SANDMAN In his latest, Hanks plays a salesman who undergoes a midlife crisis and is likely to make your eyelids droop.

state the mauling the book sustains. A nuanced geopolitical parable has been repurposed into a generic romantic comedy, the equivalent of turning, say, The Corrections into a sitcom.

Hanks and Tykwer conspire to transform the often-melancholy novel into a laugh fest dependent on the most threadbare of fish-out-of-water tropes. Alan travels to the Middle East in hopes of selling high-tech phone-conference technology to Saudi royalty for use in a futuristic city that has yet to be built. A typical running joke has him emptying sand out of his shoes at the end of the day.

Will he seal the deal? Will he find love with the doctor he consults about a metaphorical bump on his back? Will a white dude play his Saudi guide (Alexander Black)?

It’s highly unlikely that you’ll care. There isn’t a character within a mile of this movie who’s any more fleshed out than its flickering, mirage-like holograms. They serve as a CGI reminder that, though we’re seated in a cinema and gazing at a screen, there’s really nothing there.

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hile dogs have a storied history on film, cats long had a reputation as camera-shy — think of the scene in François Truffaut’s Day for Night, where a kitten confounds a director with its refusal to lap milk on cue.

But then the amateur cat video conquered the world, demonstrating once and for all that felines in the right mood can be pretty amusing.

Accordingly, 2016 brings us two cat-themed comedies. In August, audiences will be treated (?) to Kevin Spacey playing a humorless tycoon trapped in the body of a cat named Mr. Fuzzypants. And this month, a tabby kitten named Keanu instigates a gang war with the unignorable appeal of his piercing mew.

Keanu is the first starring vehicle for the sketch-comedy duo of Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, who bring director Peter Atencio and writer Alex Rubens with them from their cult Comedy Central series “Key & Peele” (2012-2015). While the movie delivers a respectable rather than whopping number of laughs, it’s a good enough sampling of the stars’ sharp wits and comic chemistry to send the uninitiated off in search of their sketches.

The story revolves around two central jokes. The first is semi-absurdist: Everyone who meets the kitten falls in gooey love and wants to cuddle him forever. First encountered as the favored pet of a drug lord, Keanu becomes the lone survivor of a bloody gangland massacre. He finds his way to the doorstep of stoner photographer Rell (Peele), who em-

FELINE TROUBLE Two friends venture into the mean streets in pursuit of a teeny tabby in Key and Peele’s first feature comedy vehicle.

braces the photogenic kitty as his new muse.

But burglars nab Keanu, and a heartbroken Rell persuades his family-man buddy, Clarence (Key), to help him catch the cat-nappers.

The clues lead them to a street gang’s stripclub headquarters, where the mild-mannered duo makes hilariously awkward attempts to blend in. The film’s second central joke hinges on a form of culture clash, familiar from comedies ranging from The Hangover to Horrible Bosses to Let’s Be Cops. Impersonating a pair of cold-blooded thugs, these two yuppies are

way out of their depth — especially Clarence, whose playlist is heavy on George Michael. As Rell puts it to him, “You sound like Richard Pryor doing an imitation of a white guy.” And naturally it’s the buttoned-up Clarence who soon unleashes his id and takes the pretense to ridiculous — and dangerous — heights.

The film’s plot unfolds predictably, drawing much of its energy from the bickering and banter between the two stars. The pace begins to drag whenever they’re separated — for instance, during an overlong setpiece in which

Rell and a gang member (Tiffany Haddish) peddle drugs to a decadent Hollywood clique presided over by slob-comedy queen Anna Faris (as herself ).

At such moments, we may start missing Keanu, whose screen presence is surprisingly fresh and uncloying. There’s some CGI involved, yes, but the cat (or cats, since an array of similar tabbies was used) isn’t subjected to reaction shots with humanlike facial expressions. Despite doing a few things that no selfrespecting cat would do, Keanu generally retains his feline aloofness.

By the time Vermont’s own Luis Guzmán shows up as a drug kingpin, it’s clear that in this film’s world, the worship of kitty cuteness transcends all barriers. (So, to Clarence’s delight, do George Michael’s grooves.) It’s not the edgiest conceit; while the script sends up racial and class stereotypes, it doesn’t confront the audience with anything that might make it too uncomfortable.

Still, Keanu is an amiable shaggy-cat story with just enough bite to get laughs. I bet you’re expecting this review to end with a few more cat puns. And you might have probable claws.

But scratch that; this publication is about serious mews, not fluff. So let’s paws the string of wordplay before you trans-fur this page to the litterbox.

Ahem. Yeah, that cat’s pretty cute.

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NEW IN THEATERS CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR: The title character (Chris Evans) and Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) experience a bitter falling-out over the proper role of government when elected officials t y to restrict their use of superhero powers in the latest chapter of Marvel’s Avengers saga. With Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie and the rest of the usual crew. Anthony Russo and Joe Russo (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) directed. (146 min, PG-13. Big Picture, Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Paramount, Roxy, Stowe, Sunset, Welden) DOUGH: A traditional Jewish baker gets a business boost from cannabis-laced dough that’s “definitely not kosher” in this comedy from director John Goldschmidt. With Jonathan Pryce, Pauline Collins, Ian Hart and Malachi Kirby. (94 min, NR. Savoy)

NOW PLAYING BARBERSHOP: THE NEXT CUTHHH1/2 In this third, belated entry in the Barbershop comedy series (which began in 2002), the owner (Ice Cube) of the titular gathering place confronts disturbing changes in his neighborhood. With Regina Hall, Anthony Anderson and Cedric the Entertainer.

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(112 min, PG-13) BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICEHH1/2 Some viewers of Man of Steel thought its version of Superman (Henry Cavill) was just a bit too dark, and Batman (Ben Affleck) seems to agree. The tw superheroes face off and tangle with Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg) in director Zack Snyder’s latest entry in the DC Comics cinematic universe. (153 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 3/30) THE BOSSHH In her latest comedy, Melissa McCarthy plays a ruthless tycoon who goes to the clink for insider trading and then tries to “rebrand” herself as an icon of nice — with mixed results. With Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage and Dave Bautista. Ben Falcone (Tammy) directed and cowrote with McCarthy and Steve Mallory. (99 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 4/13)

ELVIS & NIXONHHH The King (Michael Shannon) meets the president (Kevin Spacey) in this factbased comedy directed by Liza Johnson (Hateship Loveship). With Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Knoxville and Colin Hanks. (86 min, R)

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(APRIL 20-MAY 20) Your ability to accomplish magic is at a peak and will continue to soar for at least two more weeks. And when I use that word “magic,” I’m not referring to the hocus-pocus performed by illusionists like Criss Angel or Harry Houdini. I’m talking about real feats of transformation that will generate practical benefit in your day-to-day life. Now study the following definitions by writer Somerset Maugham and have faith in your ability to embody them: “Magic is no more than the art of employing consciously invisible means to produce visible effects.

Will, love and imagination are magic powers that everyone possesses; and whoever knows how to develop them to their fullest extent is a magician.”

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Silence is not

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): According to author Vladimir Nabokov, the Russian word toska means “a dull ache of the soul, a longing with nothing to long for, a sick

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Gandhi’s auto-

biography is on my pillow,” writes Cancerian poet Buddy Wakefield. “I put it there every morning after making my bed so I’ll remember to read it before falling asleep. I’ve been reading it for 6 years. I’m on Chapter 2.” What’s the equivalent phenomenon in your world, my fellow Crab? What good deed or righteous activity have you been pursuing with glacial diligence? Is there a healthy change you’ve been thinking about forever but are not making much progress on? The mood and the sway of the coming days will bring you a good chance to expedite the process. In Wakefields case, he could get up to Chapter 17.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the 16th century,

European explorers searched South America in quest of a mythical city of gold known as El Dorado. Tibetan Buddhist tradition speaks of Shambhala, a magical holy kingdom where only enlightened beings live. In the legends of ancient Greece, Hyperborea was a sunny paradise where the average human life span was 1,000 years and happiness was normal.

Now is an excellent time for you to fantasize about your own version of utopia, Leo. Why? First, your imagination is primed to expand.

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(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Anytime you’re going to grow, you’re going to lose

something,” said psychologist James Hillman. “You’re losing what you’re hanging onto to keep safe. You’re losing habits that you’re comfortable with. You’re losing familiarity.” I nominate these thoughts to serve as your words of wisdom in the coming weeks, Virgo. From an astrological perspective, you are in a phase when luxuriant growth is possible. To harvest the fullness of the lush opportunities, you should be willing to shed outworn stuff that might interfere.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): On the website Cracked, Auntie Meme tells us that many commonly held ideas about history are wrong. There were no such things as chastity belts in the Middle Ages, for example.

Napoleon’s soldiers didn’t shoot off the nose of the Sphinx when they were stationed in Egypt. In regards to starving peasants, Marie Antoinette never derisively said, “Let them eat cake.” And no Christians ever became meals for lions in ancient Rome’s Colosseum.

(More: tinyurl.com/historicaljive.) In the spirit of Auntie Meme’s exposé, and in alignment with the astrological omens, I invite you to uncover and correct at least three fabrications, fables and lies about your own past.

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Wright marvels at the hummingbird, “who has to eat sixty times his own weight a day just to stay alive. Now that’s a life on the edge.” In the coming weeks, Scorpio, your modus operandi may have resemblances to the hummingbird’s approach. I don’t mean to suggest that you will be in a manic survival mode. Rather, I expect you’ll feel called to nourish your soul with more intensity than usual. You’ll need to continuously fi l yourself up with experiences that inspire, teach and transform you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Anybody can become angry,” said Greek philosopher Aristotle. “That is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to the right degree, and at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way, that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.” I’m pleased to inform you, Sagittarius, that now is a time when you have an exceptional capacity

for meeting Aristotle’s high standards. In fact, I encourage you to honor and learn all you can from your finely honed and well-expressed anger. Make it work wonders for you. Use it so constructively that no one can complain.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): To celebrate your arrival at the height of your sex appeal, I’m resurrecting the old-fashioned word “vavoom.” Feel free to use it as your nickname. Pepper it into your conversations in place of terms like “awesome,” “wow” or “yikes.” Use a felt-tip marker to make a temporary “vavoom” tattoo on your beautiful body. Here are other enchanted words you should take charge of and make an intimate part of your daily presentation: verve, vim, vivid, vitality, vigor, voracious, vivacious, visceral, valor, victory and viva!

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When he was a boy, Mayan poet Humberto Ak’ab’al asked his mother, “What are those things that shine in the sky?” “Bees,” she answered mischievously. “Every night since then,” Humberto writes, “my eyes eat honey.” In response to this lyrical play, the logical part of our brains might rise up and say, “What a load of nonsense!” But I will ask you to set aside the logical part of your brain for now, Aquarius. According to my understanding of the astrological omens, the coming days will be a time when you need a big dose of sweet fantasies, dreamy stories and maybe even beautiful nonsense. What are your equivalents of seeing bees making honey in the night sky’s pinpoints of light?

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silence, but a limit of hearing,” writes Jane Hirshfield in her poem “Everything Has Two Endings.” This observation is apropos for you right now. There are potentially important messages you’re not registering and catalytic influences you can’t detect. But their apparent absence is due to a blank spot in your awareness, or maybe a willful ignorance left over from the old days. Now here’s the good news: You are primed to expand your listening field. You have an enhanced ability to open certain doors of perception that have been closed. If you capitalize on this opportunity, silence will give way to revelation.

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Journalist Nick Ashdown suggests that for someone experiencing toska, the thing that’s yearned for may be “intangible and impossible to actually obtain.” How are doing with your own toska, Gemini? Is it conceivable that you could escape it — maybe even heal it? I think you can. I think you will. Before you do, though, I hope you’ll take time to explore it further. Toska has more to teach you about the previously hidden meaning of your life.

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I have not had sex in almost seven years. Now that I’m officia ly single again, I’m interested in getting back in the game. However, there seems to be a renewed interest in men getting blow jobs. I hate giving blow jobs. I have probably given three in my entire life, and they were not enjoyable for me or for the person getting it — because I didn’t want to do it, didn’t really know how, etc. Previous partners have understood that I don’t like to give oral and, in return, I don’t expect oral (or even care that much about “receiving”). Now it seems that if I don’t give oral, I can forget about sex, period. What gives? Am I really that out of touch?

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I’m a bit confused about the circumstances from which you’re reentering “the game.” Seven years is a long time not to have any sex, especially if you were in a relationship. Were you and your partner celibate? Regardless, I’m glad to hear you’re ready for some action, so let’s put your past aside and get to the current issue: blow jobs.

I don’t think good old-fashioned blow jobs are a hot new trend. Some men may appreciate them more than others, but pretty much any dude wouldn’t pass one up. But that doesn’t mean you’re expected to give them. Sex is personal, and you should only do what you’re comfortable with. If a guy refuses to have sex unless he gets a BJ, kick him to the curb! Not all men are like that. Try a new kind of guy.

And while you’re making changes, I encourage you to reflect on our blow-job stance. Why do you “hate” them? Did you have a bad experience? What went wrong? Do you have a nasty gag reflex? Figuring out what bothers ou may help you overcome your distaste for the act.

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• Remember, you’re in control. Many women are turned off by blow jobs because they feel submissive. You’re usually on your knees, after all. But, really, you’re the one in command. Enjoy it. It can be empowering and fun.

If you try again and still don’t like it, that’s OK. The right partner will understand and respect your boundaries. Give it time, and you’re bound to meet him.

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