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theREALESTATEDEAL trolling along with... My dream vacation would be... three long weeks in tropical paradise with no cellphone and no reason to have one! My favorite lunch place is... the middle of the lake with a picnic basket and friends...preferably ones with culinary skills! (You know who you are!) My most prized possession is... an original sketch by Chuck Jones of Bugs Bunny made out to me personally.
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If I had a private jet I would… obviously be stinkin’ rich…which would mean that I would have the luxury of insuring that my parents could retire young, foot-loose and fancy-free, right alongside me!
My favorite hobby is... my boat. In my business, summers are very demanding, but each time I take a spin to watch the sunset, it’s a mini-vacation! Something I would like to do, but haven’t had the chance… understand the stock market, hike Mt. Mansfield, fly an airplane, visit Tokyo, snorkel in Fiji, sell 100 houses in 12 months, drive up the Pacific Coast Highway in a convertible. The best part about summer is... hot, balmy nights when you drive home from dinner with the sunroof open and all the windows down and it’s still 80 degrees!
Before I was a Realtor, one of my interesting jobs was... My mom chuckles about my first entrepreneurial venture: in junior high school I would go grocery shopping with her and buy gum and candy in bulk packages…I would then sell my inventory from my locker to fellow students at retail, earning a healthy 100 percent-plus profit!
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ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S YOUR LOSS Count me in as a taxpayer in Winooski whose jaw dropped when I received my tax bill [â&#x20AC;&#x153;After Revitalization and Re-assessment, Winooski Takes on the Tax Man,â&#x20AC;? September 12]. But instead of throwing a â&#x20AC;&#x153;For Saleâ&#x20AC;? sign on the
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front lawn and dissing the Winooski School District, I took pride in the fact Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m now living in a $200,000 house. Who would have thought? Little ole lower-middle-class me? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure that cages are being rattled in City Hall, and I trust The Powers That Be to do something righteous about the unhappy homeowners. In the meantime, I am glad to live in Winooski and am proud of the parents who believe in their childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s potential, as well as teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and administratorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; abilities to get the best out of the public education system. Winooski is what we make of it. I feel sorry for the folks who have decided to leave our city while we are still polishing up the silverware and setting the table. Wendy Whaples Scully
proposal, inanimate institutions such as hospitals, HMOs and insurance companies are capable of having a conscience â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at least when it comes to denying care or coverage! What about insisting on coverage based on the institutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supposed conscience? You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hear much about that, eh? Maybe the legislature should take that up. Jessica Oski BURLINGTON
TUITION TREMORS I attend a private college and I am feeling the direct hit of decreased federal spending for higher education.
Just this past year, my tuition went up 5 percent, which made a grand total of $37,405. Seeing that I am completely financing my own education, price increases like this make it an increasingly difficult task. At this rate, it will be $60,000 to attend my college in 2017. My question: Who will be able to afford this ghastly figure? Middlebury College itself is not exempt from such cost increases. In the 2006-2007 year, attending cost $44,330. So when I hear that institutions are being investigated for possible financial kickbacks for directing students to particular
lenders [â&#x20AC;&#x153;Feds Visit College,â&#x20AC;? September 5], it disgusts me to think that colleges are benefiting even more from our financial struggles. What are the colleges doing with all our money? Where are these financial kickbacks going? They keep asking for more money, and I just keep giving it without seeing the direct benefits of paying more. How could this happen? Are they not required to complete a statement of where all their funds are coming from and where they more letters >> 18a
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Whaples Scully is a former Winooski school board member. CONSCIENCE CHECK I was fascinated to read Ken Picardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s article about Vermont House Bill H. 315 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an act relating to health-care rights of conscience [â&#x20AC;&#x153;VTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rights of Conscience Bill Would Shield Health Care Pros Who Deny Care, Prescriptions,â&#x20AC;? August 29]. The bill, if enacted, would allow hospitals and healthinsurance companies to refuse to participate in any â&#x20AC;&#x153;health care service that violates its conscience.â&#x20AC;? According to this
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EMBRACING BREASTS Applebeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response of offering blankets to all nursing mothers is unacceptable [â&#x20AC;&#x153;Got Milk,â&#x20AC;? September 12] because it promotes the idea that breastfeeding is a shameful act. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends breastfeeding exclusively for six months and advises mothers to continue breastfeeding for at least one year. The World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding for two years. Women who follow this advice are not just making a lifestyle choice. They are following doctorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; orders. Mothers have many reasons to be out in public and often cannot wait until it is â&#x20AC;&#x153;more convenientâ&#x20AC;? to others to feed their baby. If our culture embraced breastfeeding as the norm, current statistics regarding childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health would surely improve. As a result, more women may choose to breastfeed and more may stick with it longer. Businesses should adopt breastfeeding-friendly policies and should consider posting the International Breastfeeding Symbol in their storefronts. Chelsea Clark
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»webpage » 08 Presidential Poll online Last week we reported that three influential Vermont Democrats have endorsed Senator Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential race, and we asked you to vote for your favorite candidate in an online poll.
plenty of information on his official campaign website, www. ronpaul2008.com. If you’re wondering why he won so big in our poll, check out the unofficial VT Ron Paul profile on MySpace. Here’s what it says, under “About Me”:
Turns out Seven Days readers like Obama, too. Our Democratic candidate poll attracted 188 voters, 29.3 percent of whom chose Obama. Senator Hillary Clinton came in second, with 18.6 percent, and Representative Dennis Kucinich nabbed 15.4 percent. Long-shot candidate and Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd edged out former vicepresidential candidate John Edwards, 10.6 to 7.4 percent. We asked you to vote on the Republicans, too, and that race was a blowout. More than half of the 129 respondents — 54.3 percent — would like to see maverick Texas Congressman Ron Paul at the top of the Republican ticket. Who is Ron Paul, you ask? If you look online, you’ll find
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Apparently that resonates with Vermonters. Senator John McCain was the only other candidate to score in the double digits in our poll,
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“Inside Track: Vermont’s New Voice?” by Peter Freyne “Censored!: The top 10 big stories American mainstream media missed in the past year” by Amanda Witherell “Taking Sides: Prominent Vermont dems back Obama” by Patrick Ripley “Capital Campaign: Montpelier’s fine arts college will soon be fact, even if a fiction writer led the way” by Nat Winthrop “Peter Schumann’s Art Hop Exhibit Sparks Controversy” by Ken Picard
I am the most attractive and experienced Libertarian politician of today, who is desperately needed to stand up to the NeoConservatives. I am the champion of the constitution and the leading advocate of freedom in Washington. I have been fighting to stop the war in Iraq years before it even started and I am fighting to stop the war in Iran
with 10.1 percent. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani came in third with 9.3 percent of the vote, followed by fourth place finisher “other.” Ouch, Mitt Romney! For a more detailed accounting of the results, check out the polls in Patrick Ripley’s “Taking Sides” story on our website, www. sevendaysvt.com.
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You’ve probably heard about Bill Simmon’s upcoming projects involving late local rock icons The Pants. If you haven’t, here’s the synopsis: A little over a year ago, Tommy Law, Pistol Stamen, Hutch and Tad Cautious reunited for a one-night-only blowout at the Higher Ground Ballroom. The crown princes of Burlington’s alt-rock renaissance rocked like it was Club Toast in 1996, enthralling a room full of aging hipsters eager for a nostalgic romp down memory lane. Or so I’m told. You see, I wasn’t there. That same day happened to be my grandmother’s funeral in Jamestown, Rhode Island. Aside from the obvious emotional distress, the real insult added to injury was missing the only band reunion I’ve ever been truly excited about — though The Pixies and Big Star had their appeal, I must admit. I’ve written this before, but The Pants were hugely important in my formative years, and Tom Lawson’s songwriting is directly responsible for my decision to pursue music as a youngster and beyond. Whether he knows that — or cares — is kind of irrelevant. But it’s the truth. But back to Bill Simmon. The Candleboy is producing a pair of DVD projects centered on the reunion. One is a concert film; the other a documentary retrospective on the band and the impact they had on Burlington’s music community. In the concert film, there’s a scene in which Neil Cleary relays a message to the band, sent by my sister, Ariel, that my siblings and I had done a version of the classic Pants ballad “Wounded (You’re So Fine)” at my grandmother’s wake — we’re Irish, so drinking and singing is a big part of any family gathering, especially the sad ones. We performed the song in tribute to the band that we all loved, out of remorse for missing the show. In our weaker moments, each of us toyed with the idea of trying to make it back to Burlington in time to catch it — and I’m honestly not so sure my grandmother wouldn’t have approved. But obviously, we stayed. Flash forward to this year. I met Bill at the Seven Daysies awards party and he proposed the idea of The Bolles Family Singers recording our version of “Wounded” to be included in the documentary. Flabbergasted and more than a little flattered, I eagerly accepted without consulting Ari or Tyler. Honestly, I would have done it solo, if I’d had to — thank God I didn’t. A few weeks ago, we descended on Egan Media and recorded the song that served as the soundtrack to all of my romantic follies from age 16 to, well, now. It was surreal, to say the least. We recorded it live, with acoustic guitar, upright bass and banjo and had to drop the key a whole step — my range ain’t quite what it used to be, and I’ve always had trouble matching Tom’s tenor. But it sounded good. Really good. I think. I’m not sure when the finished product will be available, but when I know, so will you. In the meantime, you can keep an eye out over at Candleblog — which you should anyway. It’s really good. Read more online... Posted September 18 by Dan Bolles
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BURLINGTON — Mary Lake, 23, says she learned a lot during her one-year stint as a copy editor at The Burlington Free Press. “I worked with some of the best writers and editors I’ll probably ever meet,” she commented last week, a few days prior to quitting the paper. “The people there are very talented and hardworking, but they’re just overwhelmed. I learned what good journalism is and also how a publication can be not nearly as good as it should be.” Lake, a St. Michael’s College journalism graduate, is leaving the Freeps in search of more flexibility, variety and a sense of personal achievement. She feels freelance reporting will give her all that — more of it, anyway, than her former employer provided. Frustration and alienation helped push the native Vermonter out the door of the state’s largest daily. “What’s going on at the Free Press doesn’t make any sense,” Lake declares — not angrily, but mournfully. “Everything they’re doing is the opposite of what they should be doing to produce a great newspaper everyone can trust.” The prime problem, in her view, is that the Freeps has “too many products and too few producers.” The paper should either
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reverse its recent expansions or hire more staffers, but it is doing neither, Lake observes. In the past year, the Free Press has started publishing five free weeklies targeted to Colchester, Essex, South Burlington, Williston and Franklin County. Meanwhile, the paper is enlarging its freestanding weekend section and jazzing up its website with video and interactive elements. At the same time, it has been losing reporters and editors — lots of them. The Free Press has been without a managing editor since last year. Eleven newsroom employees — roughly a fifth of the paper’s core staff — have departed in the past few months. Only a couple of those vacancies have been filled. The brain drain extends to other departments, too. The total workforce at 191 College Street has dwindled from 211 fulltimers a year ago to fewer than 170 today, according to a current Free Press reporter who, like several others, agreed to speak only if guaranteed anonymity. The exodus could continue and maybe even accelerate in the coming months. “Everyone I know at the paper is looking for another job,” Lake says. Another journalist describes the mood in
the newsroom as “gotta get out while the getting’s good.” The reporter notes that it’s better to be searching for a new position while you’ve still got a job. Fear of retribution — including firing — is the reason most often cited by half a dozen current Free Press employees for not attaching their names to their comments. Even some former newsroom workers worry about the repercussions of being identified. “It’s scary to say anything because Gannett owns so many newspapers,” says one reporter-turned-publicist. “I could be blacklisted if I ever tried to go back into journalism.” The employment numbers supplied by an anonymous Free Press source cannot be confirmed. The Gannett Co., the Virginia-based owner of the Free Press, does not divulge payroll breakdowns for the 85 dailies in its stable. And Free Press Executive Editor Mike Townsend, designated by Publisher Jim Carey as the go-to guy for this story, declined to provide tallies of newsroom staffing. Townsend also would not comment on a hypothesis shared by many Freepsters, past and present, which might explain what’s happening to the 180-year-old newspaper. “I’m not going to
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say they’re wrong or right about anything in that respect. There’s a lot about the economics of the media now that none of us understand,” Townsend says. Gannett, the largest newspaper publisher in the United States, has a reputation within the industry for hypersensitivity to the bottom line. With 23 U.S. television stations and 17 United Kingdom publications also among its holdings, Gannett last year pocketed profits of $1.2 billion on revenues of $8 billion. Not too shabby. But the conglomerate’s profit margins have been narrowing in the age of the Internet due to declining revenues from newspaper advertising and circulation. Meanwhile, Gannett’s share prices have been tanking on Wall Street as investors fret over the future of old-school media brands. The company does say that its local newspapers’ combined classified advertising revenue plummeted 13 percent in July. And Gannett’s annual reports show that the Free Press’ paid readership averaged 45,406 on weekdays and 52,008 on Sunday last year — 6000 and 10,000 fewer, respectively, than in 1998 when Chittenden County’s population was significantly smaller than it is today. Free Press employees interviewed for this story generally believe the paper remains among the most profitable of Gannett’s U.S. print properties. Rumor ranks it 6th out of 85. But none of the paid help knows for sure, because Gannett doesn’t divulge earnings reports for individual papers to employees. Townsend isn’t talking numbers, either. In order to maintain profitability in the face of diminishing revenues, the theory holds, the Freeps has decided — on orders from headquarters in Virginia — to squeeze expenses by leaving job openings unfilled and by chopping employee perks. As a result, the remaining employees are being required to do more work for the same pay. Some argue that their compensation is actually being reduced. The company’s recent decision to stop paying for about 100 staff parking spaces is saving the Free Press as much as $100,000 a year, but it is costing employees several dollars a week in garage charges, meter fees and parking tickets. There’s also resentment over management’s rejection of a staff petition seeking an increase in the paper’s 30-cents-a-mile reimbursement rate for work-related car travel. The Free Press doesn’t pay for reporters to attend professional development conferences. And until a few months ago, “there was this guy who went around turning off lights all over the building,” Lake notes. “It was pretty funny because he’d often turn them off in the men’s room when someone was in there.” In addition to sapping morale — which one veteran reporter describes as “the worst I’ve ever experienced at a newspaper” — this corporate penny-pinching is damaging the quality of journalism at The Burlington Free Press, according to newsroom sources. With fewer reporters and editors expected to generate and process
ever greater amounts of content, “It’s inevitable you’re going to rely more on press releases and wire copy,” the same reporter says. “This paper is broken. There’s no real desire to improve.” The greatest loss from the new order may be stories that never get written. “There’s less in-depth reporting because the paper can’t pull anyone off their regular beat and give them a couple of weeks to develop an analytical or investigative piece,” says one Free Press reporter. The paper also can’t adequately cover important beats, this source adds. No reporter is assigned full-time to Fletcher Allen Health Care or the Burlington school system, for example. The Free Press also no longer maintains a year-round bureau at the State House in Montpelier. Short, light and fluffy is now seen as the ideal form of newswriting at the Free Press, according to some reporters. At a newsroom
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What’s going on at the Free Press doesn’t make any sense. Everything they’re doing is the opposite of what they should be doing to produce a great newspaper everyone can trust. MARY LAKE strategy session, one reporter says, Carey held up a copy of People magazine as a model the Free Press should be striving to emulate. The Freeps’ overseers in Virginia don’t show much concern for journalistic standards, suggests St. Michael’s journalism professor Traci Griffith. “Gannett is a corporation first and foremost,” she observes. “It just happens that this corporation does news. It could just as easily produce potato chips.” But potato chip makers don’t have the special responsibility to the public that newspapers are supposed to have, Griffith adds. “If journalists want to hold onto all that’s said in the First Amendment, we’ve got to accept the responsibilities that go with it,” she declares. Griffith is referring to the press’ historic role as a monitor of powerful interests and a champion of the right to know. Griffith does concede, however, that the forces buffeting Gannett and its franchises are raging throughout the entire media industry. Free Press employees are hardly unique in experiencing cutbacks and “speedups.” Hundreds of journalists have been pink-slipped at major metropolitan dailies in the past couple of years. A newsroom source says Freeps publisher Carey has mentioned layoffs as a possibility. Gannett doesn’t deserve to be singled out as a cold-hearted villain, suggests Mark Jurkowitz, associate director of the Washington-based Project for Excellence in Journalism. A decade ago, he
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jobs are hurtling toward extinction, Townsend adds. “There’s no end of the road for local news,” he says. “There’s also an incredible hunger for sports coverage.” Staff morale isn’t so bad, Donoghue says. “I’d describe it more as a wondering attitude — people wondering what the future will hold.” Journalists at the Free Press and elsewhere do have good reason for feeling insecure in their jobs, Donoghue acknowledges. “It’s all a little scary when you see hundreds of people nationally being laid off.” Would the situation be different if the Free Press were owned
Gannett is not alone among legacy media companies in responding to a shifting, shaking industry landscape by experimenting with unfamiliar forms of information packaging and delivery. paper’s website at almost hourly intervals. These mobile journalists are referred to as “mojos.” The Free Press has tried to develop its own squadron of mojos, one reporter recounts. “We got trained in shooting video, and we were all given laptops so we could file from wherever. But there’s not been much followthrough. The website is getting more and more glitzy, but it’s in-house techies who are driving that, not so much the reporters.” For all its faults and struggles, there are many positive aspects of the 2007 incarnation of The Burlington Free Press, according to several current and former journalists. Not surprisingly, those offering favorable assessments are much more willing to be quoted by name. Doreen Wright, for example, says she had no major complaints during her 35-year, mainly copyediting career with Gannett — 22 at the Free Press and 13 at USA Today, the company’s trendsetting national daily. “The only reason I left was to get a life change,” says Wright, who has been work-
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ing at the Essex Reporter for the past two months. “I like being on the day shift, Monday to Friday.” Jeff Dickinson, a graphic artist who left the Free Press in June after 10 years, sees Gannett simply as “a business that’s trying to find ways to continue making money.” The company is putting considerable effort into website development, he says, “because that’s where advertising revenues are growing. What’s wrong with that?” Dickinson also challenges the charge that the Freeps seldom reports in-depth. Reporters Candace Page and Molly Walsh both write those kinds of stories, he says.
The currently high rate of attrition may indicate nothing exceptional, Dickinson proposes. “The Free Press has always been a starter paper for most reporters,” he says. “Young journalists work there two or three years, they get some experience and then they move on. “ Mike Donoghue, a sports reporter who started filing for the Free Press in 1968 while still in high school, agrees that the spiking turnover may prove to be of little significance. The paper has experienced spates of resignations in the past, Donoghue recalls. And those exiting the newsroom in recent months had a variety of motives, he points out. Some were lured away by offers of higher pay in marketing or public relations; others left Vermont because a spouse was relocating; a few simply reached retirement age. And at least a couple of former Freepsters are eager to return, Townsend says, noting he’s received resumes for copy editor openings from ex-employees. It isn’t as though newsroom
by locals, rather than a conglomerate with 50,000 employees? Probably not, says Griffith of the St. Mike’s journalism department. “It’s such a tough climate out there now, I don’t know how a locally owned business could cope better than Gannett.” Jeff Pinkham, who left the Free Press in June after eight years as a sports reporter, now writes for a newspaper with an ownership arrangement that some journalists would view as ideal. The Idaho Falls Post Register has been employeeowned for almost a decade. So it’s a better place to work than the Free Press, right? Pinkham isn’t sure about that. “There’s less red tape here,” he says, “and we can change direction more quickly than a paper owned by Gannett. But I’ve only been here a month. Ask me how I feel a year from now.” > Kevin Kelley teaches journalism and English at St. Michael’s College. Mary Lake is a former student. Donoghue and Griffith are colleagues.
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BURLINGTON — When Carolyn Schmidt gave birth to her first child several years ago, she delivered her baby with the help of a certified nurse-midwife at Gifford Medical’s Montpelier birthing center. She speaks for the small percentage of women who opt for midwives over physician-assisted births when she says she wanted someone helping with her labor and delivery who viewed pregnancy as a “normal condition,” not an illness or medical emergency requiring drugs and invasive care. So when Schmidt moved to South Burlington and got pregnant again earlier this year, she once again sought out a nursemidwife — this time through the Claire M. Lintilhac Nurse Midwifery Service at Fletcher Allen. And, as she’d done with her first child, Schmidt scheduled a water birth, a delivery option many women say is easier on mother and baby alike.
for a long time and was based on the declining number of women opting for midwifery deliveries, says Fletcher Allen spokesman Mike Noble. According to Noble, the program has been steadily losing money each year, even as the overall number of hospital births — between 2100 and 2250 annually — has remained constant. Between 2004 and this year, the program lost $482,278. Interestingly, a spokesperson for Gifford Medical Center says their midwife-based birthing program “continues to thrive” with four nurse-midwives and three OB-GYNs. Of the 300 or so births per year, between 60 and 70 percent are midwife-assisted. Dr. Roger Young, who runs the unit that will absorb the nursemidwife staff at Fletcher Allen, says he can’t say for sure why the hospital’s number of nurse-midwife patients have been declining. However, he suspects it’s due
the Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, which represents Fletcher Allen’s five nurse-midwives. Although Henry could not discuss the details of the current negotiations — the hospital is saying that as many as three nurse-midwives could lose their jobs due to this change — she is surprised that the administration would be talking about profits before patients, especially when it comes to mothers and babies. “This is a decision that has to be driven from the patients’ side,” Henry says. “We have medicine units that lose a tremendous amount of money in the hospital. But we would never dream of saying, ‘We can’t take care of your 80-year-old ventilated mother,’ because it can’t be about money all the time.” Ironically, Fletcher Allen’s recent financial statements show the hospital is in good finanPhoto: joRDAN sIlvERmAN
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to a number of factors, including competition from other midwife providers in the community, as well as more women being amenable to “high-tech deliveries.” But others in the community are challenging the hospital’s accounting and are asking that the decision be reconsidered. Crea Lintilhac is president of the Lintilhac Foundation, which helped found the hospital’s nurse-midwifery program in 1975. Since 1987, the foundation has provided about $2.8 million in financial support to the nurse-midwife program. Lintilhac says that she and her husband, Phil, were never consulted about the hospital’s decision to phase it out; they were simply informed it had been made. “It’s always been our dream that midwives would increase in number and flourish and spread across the landscape,” says Lintilhac, who delivered her third child with a nurse-midwife at Fletcher Allen. “This is a program that we would like to fight to keep.” Jennifer Henry is president of
cial shape this year. On a yearto-date basis, Fletcher Allen’s net income from operations was $21.7 million, above its budgeted $13 million for that period. Another key financial indicator, earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization, stood at $60.1 million for the first three quarters — significantly more than a forecasted $53 million. Marti Churchill is a nursemidwife who’s been working at Fletcher Allen for 14 years. Due to her seniority, she says she’s not worried about losing her job, but is concerned what it might mean to have the midwife program absorbed into a more clinical-minded approach to birthing. “It’s a different model of care. It’s certainly not how I see midwifery,” Churchill says. “Do I think that I have something to offer women in that situation? Absolutely.” The nurse’s union and the hospital administration plan to meet again on this issue on the next two Tuesdays, September 25 and October 2. >
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What a guy, eh? Question: How can it be allowed to continue? Answer: The fact is that in the Senate, the Democrats need 60 votes to halt a GOP filibuster that would block a vote calling for serious withdrawal by certain dates. Right now, the 51 Democrat senators (including Independents Sanders and Joe Lieberman of Connecticut) can only get two or three Republicans to defect and cast antiwar votes. There surely is a point down the road where enough Republican senators will wake up, smell the coffee, and realize their continued pro-war stance will have a personal political price. Unfortunately, we’re not there yet. The fact is, the Iraq war remains a touchy subject. The big antiwar protest march in Washington on Saturday got scant news coverage. Hey, Saturdays are for college football, right? It was clear that Bernie and the vets had agreed beforehand not to get into a public discussion of current Iraq war policy in front of the cameras. All anyone on the panel wanted to talk about was what a great job Sanders and Congress had done in thumbing their collective noses at the White House for shortchanging veterans in the proposed budget. Ed Laviletta of Highgate, Vermont’s national legislative officer for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, said they were “not talking about our current war per se. We’re talking about the wounded and the people that need it and the people from previous wars that need to be taken care of. This is what we’re praising Bernie for. Nothing else. “Our delegation from Vermont is top-drawer when it comes to these issues,” said Laviletta. “We don’t look to the right or the left of it. We’re looking right down the center to veterans’ issues and nothing else.” “That’s what we’re talking about today,” confirmed Sanders, “and I’m very proud of the work the committee has done.” Afterwards, out in the hallway, one of the veterans’ group leaders, a Vietnam-era vet, said he’d had gone back and forth on whether the Iraq war was the right thing to do. Despite the presidential lies that got us into it in the first place, at the moment he said he felt that supporting the current Bush budget request to keep our troops in Iraq and the war going was “the right thing to do.” That probably explains why the senator did not want to get into questions about Iraq war policy. But last week, when Gen. David Petraeus, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made the Bush administration’s continued war-funding pitch on Capitol Hill, who did the British Broadcasting Corporation turn to in the U.S. Senate for a reaction?
Bernie Sanders of Vermont, that’s who! “This war has been a disaster from Day One,” Ol’ Bernardo told the BBC’s Katty Kay. “It is a disaster today.” Sanders made no bones about it, telling the Brits that the United States “has got to bring our troops home as soon as possible. We need a whole new approach to combating international terrorism. While we are bogged down in Iraq spending billions and billions of dollars, Osama bin Laden remains free. Al-Qaeda is growing in strength. The Afghanistan situation is deteriorating. Pakistan is deteriorating. Al-Qaeda is growing all over the world. It was Al-Qaeda that attacked the United States of America. We have got to address that and get out of Iraq as soon as possible.” Certainly most Vermonters — most Americans — agree with him, eh? But Sanders wasn’t going to go there at Monday’s presser, and his reluctance to do so was a reminder of the 1960s when the White Houses of Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon and the Military Industrial Complex they represented, equated “support for our troops” with “support for the war.” Not! True support for our troops means not sending them to fight and die for a lie, doesn’t it? As the classic tune “Where Have All the Flowers Gone” asks: “When will we ever learn?”
moving people to and from the airport . We got a lot of traction and a lot of work was done.” Salmon the Seabee told us he “had always been interested in the military, but I had a knee injury from high-school football, didn’t think I could get in.” But the Navy had a special program for older folks, and in 2000, just before his 37th birthday, he gave it a shot. “I passed the physical and got sent off to the Seabees,” said the Vermont State Auditor, “and I didn’t know what the Seabees were!” Live and learn, eh? He soon found out the Seabees are “the dirt-sailor division — the construction battalion.” Salmon informed us, “There’s a lot of pride around the Seabees since World War II, and the attitude is can-do. No matter what tools you have, you get it done.” What — didn’t the son of a governor sign up to be an officer? “In reality,” Salmon told us, “I was too old for the officer program, but I wanted to serve anyhow. It’s been a great experience.” Salmon’s name also came up at last Thursday’s Obama for President rally/fundraiser in Burlington. Endorsing Obama were Attorney General Bill Sorrell, State Treasurer Jeb Spaulding and former Burlington Mayor Peter Clavelle. Salmon could not attend, but his statement was read to a cheering audience. Salmon told yours truly he thinks Obama is “a catalyst.” He said the Illinois senator “is unafraid of addressing problems in the United States. One of the problems politicians have is, they like to address apparent problems and not drill down to real problems,” said Young Tom. “So I like him for that reason. I think we’re ripe for a change. We need renewal and, from reading his book and watching him operate, I know he has full commitment.” But what’s wrong with Hillary Clinton? “Not the right person for the job,” he replied. “It would be wrong person, wrong job.” When we mentioned his name is often mentioned as a future governor, Salmon quickly deflected the question, saying he’s focused on the annual state audit. But what does our Democratic Auditor think of Democrats, Progressives and Independents getting behind an Anthony Pollina gubernatorial bid? “Oh, yeah, I see that as a possibility,” said Young Tom. Tony the Prog would be “running in the same vein as Bernie,” said Salmon. Meanwhile, State Party Chair Ian Carleton insists the Democrats will absolutely, positively have a gubernatorial candidate to take on Jimbo. Maybe it’ll be Carleton himself? Just kidding. �
Democrats’ Future? — Looking beyond 2008, one name that regularly pops up in Democrat circles as a future something-or-other is that of our current freshman State Auditor Thomas M. Salmon. After all, it’s in his genes! The 44-year-old rookie from beautiful Bellows Falls is the son of Thomas P. Salmon, Democratic governor of Vermont in the 1970s and president of the University of Vermont in the 1990s. Young Tom has also been getting good reviews for his work as auditor. Smart guy. Rubs a lot of people the right way, is what we hear. And this week yours truly learned something about Young Tom we did not know: He’s a member of the U.S. Navy Reserve serving as a builder second-class, in the Seabees. He signed up back in 2000. In fact, Salmon just returned from two weeks on the U.S.-Mexican border, helping to install a 15-foot wall to keep out the bad guys smuggling drugs and other things into America. “It was like any good mission,” said Young Tom. “The military is very uncomplicated. They call, you go. You do what they say. Stay on mission and you come home.” This mission involved “14hour days pouring concrete.” He Read “Freyne Land,” Peter’s blog online at sevendaysvt.com. also “cut some steel and drove To reach Peter Freyne, email the commercial bus a little bit freyne@sevendaysvt.com.
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IDIOTS RULE What a nice ruling in regards to the right to pull over motorists for no reason [“VT Supreme Court Says Police Can Stop Drivers Who Are Not Breaking Law,” August 22]. Just beware of driving after using Listerine first thing in the morning. You might not get fined, but you may be reprimanded (or even fired) by your employer after you show up to work late because you were pulled over. At least it will help increase police officers’ daily quotas and take their attention off less pressing matters, like drug use, vandalism, robberies, etc. So let’s all clap hands like idiots while every ruling body in this nation whittles away our rights one by one until we finally become the fascist dictatorship that the founding fathers fought so hard against (even though they were all racist, elitist, sexist hypocrites). It’s not that I really care about this one particular issue — it’s just another example of what I see happening all the time — but the fact that it happened in good ole Vermont makes it that much worse! Pratt obviously wasn’t drunk if he wasn’t swerving around or driving recklessly. First it’s Pratt; next it’s your son or daughter. Drinking a few at a show and then driving home is par for the course. If one is responsible, there will be no harm. And for every driver pulled over after a concert just for the hell of it, there’s probably a few that drive right past who are drunk as a skunk. So let’s set our priorities on the reckless, swerving drivers and not focus on maybes. I believe that’s what checkpoints are for. Dave Gordon BURLINGTON
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FOSSIL FOOLS As a seasoned skateboarder, runner and cyclist in this town, I am compelled to respond to Rick Edmonds’ letter “Close Call” [August 15]. His letter is yet another rant by a driver who feels entitled to the entire span and scope of the road. Drivers with this attitude are inconvenienced when their maximum speed is compromised by a sustainable form of transportation. I have, on countless occasions, confronted injury at the fault of inattentive drivers. My demise has nearly been spelled out by drivers who refuse to come to a complete stop when making a right turn. Anyone who bikes or skates in traffic has been heckled by a hassled driver who loses seconds in sharing the road. Those entangled in the web of car culture need to become aware that we boarders, bikers and runners are always on hyper alert. We know, without question, that we cannot rely on the distracted driver to recognize us as “equals.” I encourage Mr. Edmonds and all other disgruntled fossil-fool addicts to park your Hummers and experience the streets of Burlington at a more human pace. Doing so would benefit the health of all in our community. Noel Bumpas BURLINGTON
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Carolina, to help rebuild black churches that had been burned in arson fires. The two communities have continued their relationship, with the Vermonters making an annual trip south to work on various projects. In gratitude, Summerton is sending the Prayer House Mission Gospel Choir to Burlington for Friday’s concert. Fletcher says she’ll perform first with the Disciples, followed by “the real gospel singers.” Then, in what will surely be a rafter-shaking finale, the Vermont musicians — Fletcher, guitarist Bob Hill, bassist Stacey Starkweather, drummer Simon Plumpton and pedal steel player Jim Pitman — will join the choir. For her part, Fletcher is delighted to participate in the benefit. “I just believe that one has to give to get,” she says, adding, “I know there’s a reason why I am where I am . . . I love to sing,
and I love to bring joy to people.” Though Disciples gigs may be few and far between, Fletcher, now 48, is spreading the joy with a new band called Mountain Girl, with her son — on mandolin — and longtime cohorts Hill and Starkweather. She’s also working on a more personal project: an album “about things that have affected me in my life,” Fletcher says. That includes the death of her mother almost a year ago. “That was a turning point for me,” she confides. The album, slated for release next year, will feature “a whole host of guys,” Fletcher says, including former Disciples as well as Vermont folk legend Pete Sutherland and pianist/producer Chuck Eller. “They’re all folks I really admire and think are terrific,” she notes. “The music is a little bit different than what people are used to me doing, but still soulful, with tongue-in-cheek humor. “The older I get, the more creative and uninhibited I will become,” Fletcher vows. “I think we’ve come to a place in our society where the powers are confused, and so are the people . . . We’re looking for leaders that are sensible, and that we can believe in and trust. I want to be that kind of leader in my community,” she concludes. “My music will reflect this.” > Volunteer Vermont benefit with Tammy Fletcher & the Disciples and the Prayer House Mission Gospel Choir, Friday, September 21, Unitarian Church, Burlington, 8 p.m. $20. Tickets, www.flynntix.org or 86-FLYNN. Fletcher will also be the MC at the Easter Seals Walk this Saturday, September 22, at North Beach Park in Burlington. She’ll briefly perform and send walkers on their way at 10 a.m. $25 donation. Info, www.walkwithme.org/vermont.
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Word-of-mouth is potent advertising for everyone from plumbers to playwrights. James Lantz happens to be one of the latter â&#x20AC;&#x201D; his latest work, American Machine, opens next Tuesday at the Flynn Space. But Lantz is not relying on the old-fashioned, no-tech kind of word spreading. In what may be a first-of-its-kind marketing approach â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at least â&#x20AC;&#x2122;round these parts â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Burlington writer has
Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not all. Lantz has planned a special â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bloggers Nightâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; September 27 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; when â&#x20AC;&#x153;weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to invite about 20 of Burlingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bloggers to this show gratis,â&#x20AC;? says a recent post. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The only thing that we ask in return is that our bloggers do what they do best: blog about what they saw.â&#x20AC;? The playwright, whose previous work was last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Bus, is careful to note that the bloggers
comes close to matching the hype â&#x20AC;&#x201D; never mind the carefully built set, exhaustive cast selection and rigorous rehearsals â&#x20AC;&#x201D; American Machine should be a hit. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s it about? The â&#x20AC;&#x153;part parable, part cautionary taleâ&#x20AC;? addresses the disintegration of the American dream through the lives of six factory workers, whose job building cars has devolved into one making buckets and mops for Wal-Mart.
In what may be a first-of-its-kind marketing approach, the Burlington writer has been covering his electronic bases. been covering his electronic bases. Besides the playâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, Lantz maintains an American Machine blog and e-newletter. The Flynn â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which co-commissioned the work â&#x20AC;&#x201D; follows the playâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s progress on its blog. Neighbors and friends around Burlington are posting notices in support of the play on their Front Porch Forums (in part because opening night is a benefit for the Burlington Schools Food Project). And FPF founder Michael Wood-Lewis touts the play on his blog, called Ghost of Midnight, where Lantz reciprocates with a rave about Front Porch Forum.
can say whatever they want about the play. But whether thumbs go up or down, there is no denying that Lantzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grassroots â&#x20AC;&#x201D; techroots? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; approach is creative. In a Google search for â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Machine, the play,â&#x20AC;? Wood-Lewisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; blog entry actually comes up first. (Ironically, www.americanmachinethe play.com is eighth on the list.) Lantz has not disdained paper media, to be sure: Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s printed and mailed out attractive, glossy postcards for the show and â&#x20AC;&#x201D; full disclosure â&#x20AC;&#x201D; purchased display advertising in this newspaper. If the raw material of the play
That portrait of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;new world orderâ&#x20AC;? ought to strike a nerve. > American Machine, written and produced by James Lantz. Flynn Space, Burlington, September 25 - October 7. At the opening night performance, 7:30 p.m, 100 percent of proceeds go to the Burlington Schools Food Project. $15 (tickets at City Market). After that, the play runs Wednesday Friday at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, September 30, at 2 p.m.; Sunday, October 7, at 2 & 6:30 p.m. $20-$29. Tickets at 86-FLYNN or www.flynntix.org.
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How does a notorious party boy with a drinking problem, son of his countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruler, overcome his dissolute past and rise to the challenge of leading a nation in wartime? Not very well, in contemporary America, it seems. But in Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Henry V, the playwright paints a different picture of how a forceful and effective leader can emerge after an unpromising start. Lost Nation Theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production of the classic opens in Montpelier this week. Shakespeare drew his inspiration from historical chronicles of the real medieval English kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s travails and triumphs. The wayward, womanizing Prince Hal, seen in the Henry IV plays, straightens up once the crown is on his head. Threats to his sovereignty and to Englandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s safety surround him, from the French across the English Channel, conspiring nobles at home and pesky Scots and restive Irish on either side. Henry V focuses on a climactic turning point in the grueling Hundred Yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; War with France, the Battle of Agincourt (1415). The kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission is accomplished, but he remains acutely aware of the human cost. Sally Wood, who is co-directing with LNT Artistic Director Kim Bent, contradicts the common characterization of Henry V as a pro-war play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more a pro-good-leadership play,â&#x20AC;? she says. Both she and actor Paul Molnar, who stars as Henry,
emphasize how the young monarch comes of age during the play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got a lot to prove,â&#x20AC;? Wood reflects. In the earlier plays, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a complete punk-ass kid â&#x20AC;&#x201D; fighting with his father, drinking with Falstaff, sleeping around.â&#x20AC;? When he first takes power, his advisors â&#x20AC;&#x153;donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t trust him as far as they can throw him,â&#x20AC;? she says. And yet, he listens carefully to their counsel, Molnar notes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reluctant to go to war at the beginning, and he asks all the right questions.â&#x20AC;? Henry goes into battle only once he secures the essential justifications of the day: hereditary right and church approval. Both Wood and Molnar agree about the heightened intensity of putting on a war-themed play during a controversial current conflict. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our responsibility,â&#x20AC;? says Molnar, â&#x20AC;&#x153;to think about those issues . . . There are human conditions that exist in this play that are also relevant now, and those are the themes that I think we have to explore.â&#x20AC;? For Wood, the modern context makes it â&#x20AC;&#x153;even more important now to focus on the man . . . Different from our leaders today, Henry is the first guy out on the field.â&#x20AC;? This is what makes Henry a hero, Molnar believes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just send his troops off and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Go win this war for me. Go get the land and the title and the money.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; He is the first one across the line . . . Of course, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unheard of now. But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something to
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equipped with ancient utensils and appliances; his most prized find was a brass plaque recovered from a cast-iron stove. All pretty cool, but not the sort of thing to put dollar signs in the eyes. In some cases, though, dams do jeopardize items of broader significance. The textbook example is the Aswan High Dam in Egypt, which in the early ’60s threatened ancient ruins in the Upper Nile Valley. With waters already rising, a multinational effort helped dismantle nearly two dozen monuments and move them to higher ground; in gratitude Egypt gave a few to countries that pitched in, which is how the 2000-year-old Temple of Dendur wound up at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Archaeologists in Sudan are now scrambling to unearth barely explored Kushite settlements before a new Nile reservoir, near the city of Merowe, covers the area (it’ll displace about 50,000 people, too), while last month in Turkey the fight continued over the now-completed Yortanli Dam, which stands to flood the Roman and Byzantine ruins at Allianoi. Though valley dwellers around the world can’t be thrilled about it, further hydropower development will definitely stay on the agenda, as we pursue energy sources that don’t require dumping CO2 into the atmosphere. According to the International Energy Agency, water power now accounts for 16 percent of the world’s electrical generation — a figure that could theoretically be tripled. While Europe and the U.S. are using roughly three-quarters of their potential hydropower, Asia has exploited only about 25 percent, and Africa is at just 7 percent, meaning a lot more habitation is bound to get wet. Not all the lost towns stay lost, though. The old French village of Tignes — flooded by a major hydroelectric project in 1952 despite violent protests and sabotage — reappears whenever the reservoir is drained for dam maintenance. Earlier this decade low snowfall in Washington State caused the town of Kosmos, underwater since 1968, to reemerge from Riffe Lake, revealing roads, railroad tracks, and building foundations. And in the last year severe drought in New South Wales, Australia, has left the town of Old Adaminaby (submerged 1957) sitting in the dried bed of Lake Eucumbene, its remains exposed to looters and souvenir hunters. As reported by ABC Canberra News, the old-timers say it’s quite something to see: there’s Six Mile Bridge, gone 50 years but risen again from the muck, with the Eucumbene River flowing underneath, just like it used to. CECIL ADAMS
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ey, man, could you pick me up at the sandwich shop? I need to get out to River Road.” It was Chase on the line, a regular customer for about a year now. Throughout the spring and summer, he’d been painting houses with a contractor friend, but that work was drying up as fall approached. Wanting something steady to get him through the winter, he’d recently taken a job managing a chain of local delis. Chase was waiting for me at the curb as I pulled up to the store. We’d never talked much of his past, but he’s clearly post-college age — maybe as old as 30. His hair is brown and wavy, brushed back behind his ears, and his facial features are strong. Everything about the guy suggests forthrightness, including his simple attire, which looks clean even after a hard day on the job. As he climbed into the shotgun seat, I noticed Chase was carrying a small brown bag. It smelled like dinner. “Ya got a sub in there?” I asked. “Are you kidding? I can’t even look at the fuckin’ things anymore. This stuff is from that cool Thai place next door.”
it’s tough for me now on this fast-food salary. i’m really something of a shopaholic, if you want to know the truth. “cHase”
“So, I see you’re still crashing at your friend’s place out in Essex.” “Yeah, just another couple weeks, though. I found a great sublet in the South End.” We sliced through the UVM campus, which was flooded with newly returned students. I always enjoy my conversations with Chase. He’s knowledgeable about the world — not from books, but from living. He projects an air of competence that makes me wonder why he hasn’t pursued a professional career. Chase is the type of guy I’d have sought out as a friend when I was young. Back then I was attracted to people who appeared solid and together, perhaps because I was so all over the map myself. Some things don’t change much, I thought, steering around a jaywalking collegian. We spun around the cloverleaf, drove from Exit 14 to 15, and merged onto Route 15. Chase said, “Hey, Jernigan, I’m real sorry, but I don’t think I can tip you for this fare. They still got me technically in this ‘training period,’ so the pay sucks. I’ll take care of you next week, though. Is that cool?” “No problem whatsoever, man. Don’t worry about it.” When Chase had the dough, he always tipped me large — my kind of customer. “This summer you were raking it in, though, weren’t you?” I asked.
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s an audience member at the Flynn, you’ve probably paid no attention to that man behind the curtain — Gary Lemieux, longtime production manager for Burlington’s performing arts center. Since 1984, he’s supervised just about everything that happens backstage, from the complicated set changes of a Broadway show to the lighting and sound for student matinees. Gary Lemieux Now 60, Lemieux has helped Production Director, Flynn Center for the Flynn become more technologthe Performing Arts ically sophisticated, and aided in Burlington the theater’s acquisition of a $110,000 Steinway. The Burlington resident doesn’t just push the right switches — he also pushes paper: Lemieux analyzes budgets, works with unions, and manages payroll for the 50some crewmembers who put together the shows. On a quiet Saturday morning at the Flynn, Seven Days turned the spotlight on Lemieux. SEVEN DAYS: What were you doing before you came to the Flynn? GARY LEMIEUX: I was in the business, touring, doing production work. I worked as a roadie and came back here in ’84, and the Flynn was just starting up full-time. Later, I went back on the road, but came back on in ’92 and have been here ever since. SD: Did you always know you wanted to be involved in the theater? GL: I’m a master electrician by trade. So I actually got into the entertainment business while I was working at UVM. I met two students who were in the theater department . . . we hit it off and they sparked an interest in the theater, which I had really not been terribly interested in. We formed a lighting company, and that was the beginning. SD: What was it that sparked your interest? GL: Just live performance. You gotta have a love for it. It’s the kind of business — you’re never going to be rich, but there’s enough reward. My job is multifaceted. I have to please the audience. I have to please the artist. I have to please the administration. We do more events on an annual basis than you’d find in major the-
ater complexes all over the country. We have a very, very busy season as a regional theater. It would be a much less interesting community if it didn’t have this theater. SD: What were some of the groups you worked with on the road? GL: Oh, let me see. Melissa Manchester. Todd Rundgren. REO Speedwagon, Johnny Cash. That was a Canadian-American tour up in the Great Lakes. SD: Who was your favorite to work with? GL: Touring? It’s hard to say. I did a summer tour of state fairs with Charlie Daniels in ’79 or ’80. Country-rock — they appreciate their people, their crew. They don’t pay as well, but it’s less snooty; it doesn’t come with all the expectations you have when you’re out touring with REO Speedwagon. But I enjoyed Todd [Rundgren], too. We probably had the first laser ever to tour in the United States. SD: What about your favorites here at the Flynn? GL: Mandy Patinkin — that was a marvelous show. He singularly was one of the largest shows that we’ve ever mounted here at this building for one person. But there have been
so many artists in and out . . . it’s hard to pick a favorite. My dad, rest his soul, was a huge Johnny Cash fan, and I had the opportunity to bring him down and have him spend some time with Johnny Cash. That was a huge moment. SD: Wow. GL: Yeah. But some of the most exciting things happened early on. Probably to seal my love for the challenge of the theater was [this]: We did Maurice Béjart’s Ballet of the 20th Century, which was 100-plus dancers, when we were an infant here. [Primarily a movie house since its construction in 1930, the Flynn became a center for live productions in 1981.] There used to be a pin rail, like you’d find on a sailing ship, and it was all ropes and sandbags. Originally the Flynn was going to be a vaudeville house, and then talkies came out, so they didn’t develop much; there was just a place to hang a screen. In order to get from one side of the stage to another, you had to run down a spiral staircase, go across dirt floor, pallets and boards, and run up a spiral staircase on the other side. SD: What are your hours? GL: The worst-case scenario is, I would be here at 7 a.m. and then be here through the load-out and get out of here at 2:30 or 3 a.m., and then be back at 7 a.m. the next day. That’ll happen five or six times this season. SD: What’s the most complicated show you’ve done? GL: From a standpoint of rigging and the layers, I’d say shows like Rent, The Full Monty. Everything flies, and there are heavy mechanical pieces. SD: What’s it like to be back here during a big show? GL: It’s such a mixture of emotions. Knowing that, ultimately, I am where
the buck stops. I’m responsible. I take that very seriously. It’s thrilling. You’d like to sit back and take it all in, what you put together. There’s anxiety. SD: How many shows have you seen from the front? GL: Relatively few. I don’t believe that I’ve sat in a seat for an entire show since I’ve been here. SD: What show would you want to see? GL: Well, we had James Taylor, and I got to spend several days with him. That would be the type of show. I may sit in the audience for Arlo Guthrie. But this is where I feel more comfortable. I’ve been in this business for well over 30 years, and I’m not a big crowd guy. I’m a control freak. You have to be, in this business. SD: What do you do in your off time, to relax? GL: I ski; I hunt. I four-wheel. And in the summer, I have my own business I do part-time, a company called Encore Productions. Diversity. Moonlight in Vermont. [Laughs.] I do outdoor festivals, and electrical installations at the auditorium when it works out with my schedule here. Waterfront Park — I do all those events for the city. Jazz Fest, Brewers Fest, Maritime Festival, whatever. SD: Do you have any sort of apprentice? You’ll have some pretty big shoes to fill, eventually. GL: There are some individuals. It takes a certain personality. Obviously you have to understand all the elements — electrics, carpentry, sound, basic stagecraft. That’s a given. But you also have to understand the personalities involved and be a people person. And you’re never not working. This job is 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That would be the biggest relief if I stepped down. m
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Neil Cleary returns to Burlington to celebrate the release of I Was Thinking of You the Whole Time this Thursday, September 20, at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, with support from local rockers The Jazz Guys and old friends Activists/ Dictators.
tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun to play the villain,â&#x20AC;? says Neil Cleary with a wry smile, stirring his Bloody Mary in a secluded booth in the back of a dimly lit Irish bar in Somerville, Massachusetts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They get all the best lines.â&#x20AC;? Cleary is as about as mild-mannered and unassuming as they come, so those words might come as a surprise to people who think they know him well. The 35-year-old songwriter has been a working musician for more than 15 years and has built a wellearned reputation as a gifted writer with a knack for earnest, heart-on-sleeve musings â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as evidenced by his well-received solo debut, the alt-country-tinged Numbers Add Up. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also blessed with a razor-sharp wit, which takes a turn for the devilish on his new album, the pop-rockish I Was Thinking of You the Whole Time. A departure from his earlier work both in style and scope, the record allows Cleary to assume the role of charming rogue and pose a question seldom heard in modern pop songwriting: Just who the hell is the guy breaking hearts in all those sad love songs? The answer might shock you. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Neil Cleary. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually a phrase that was said to me once,â&#x20AC;? Cleary explains, referring to the provocative title of his latest effort. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the time, it really didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help at all,â&#x20AC;? he admits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I realized that the person who said it really meant it.â&#x20AC;? Cleary became enamored of the contradiction implicit in that â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was thinking of youâ&#x20AC;? sentiment: Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a brutal honesty in coming clean about betrayal, yet itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rooted in deep, heartfelt regret. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had that phrase in my head for a while,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I almost tried to write a song with that title, but I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite get all the pieces together. I decided I wanted to make it an album.â&#x20AC;? He pauses before continuing, with a grin, â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I knew I wanted it to be a sleazy album.â&#x20AC;?
Two heavy influences on Clearyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new record are Aimee Mannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bachelor #2 and Liz Phairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gender-bending masterpiece Exile in Guyville, in which the songwriter turns convention on its head by assuming the part of the reckless philanderer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was very attracted to that,â&#x20AC;? says Cleary. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She [Phair] talks very openly about hurting and getting hurt and takes the idea of this womanizing posturing and translates it to the womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point of view.â&#x20AC;? He clarifies, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the one doing it so much as sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sort of parodying it and examining it.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are so many songs about heartbreak that, specifically, women have written that I admire,â&#x20AC;? Cleary says, then adds, â&#x20AC;&#x153;But who is the person on the other side? We never, ever see them, and we certainly never hear from them in a song.â&#x20AC;? Cleary decided that voice needed to be heard, if only to provide a clearer picture of the full spectrum of romantic heartbreak. The albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s centerpiece, â&#x20AC;&#x153;That Girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Love,â&#x20AC;? is the first song he wrote from his new perspective of a ruthless Lothario. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never see it cominâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; now / â&#x20AC;&#x2122;cuz no oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ever let her down. / Well thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about to change, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;cuz tragically / that girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in love with me,â&#x20AC;? he croons deviously, setting the tone for the entire album. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I typically write pretty earnest stuff, or I at least want to be artful about it in some wayâ&#x20AC;? he explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But with that song, it was just evil. Not at all like I typically flatter myself to be.â&#x20AC;? Cleary was as surprised as anyone by the words spilling into that song. But, rather than shy away from his newfound persona, he embraced it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just said â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;fuck itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and finished the song as pessimistically and comically as I could,â&#x20AC;? he says. It ended up being the cornerstone of an entire concept. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It encouraged me to write more songs like that,â&#x20AC;? Cleary explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because Numbers Add Up was so earnest and heart-
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felt, it became fun to explore hook-ups and letdowns and sort of take on this roguish character who says and does everything that you thought they might.” One of Cleary’s greatest songwriting strengths is his ability to engage listeners by making his subject matter accessible and identifiable, using witty turns of phrase and a boyishly charming delivery. Or, as Toronto Globe & Mail music writer Carl Wilson put it, Cleary has “the mellow tone of James Taylor and the psychological acidity of a young Elvis Costello.” However, when the speakers are miscreants like the ones found on I Was Thinking of You the Whole Time, the singer’s charm could be a double-edged sword. How will the album’s wily duplicity affect fans expecting the bashful sincerity they’ve grown accustomed to in Cleary’s previous work? “I was pretty sure I was going to make a lot of women angry,” Cleary says with a chuckle. “But in fact,” he continues, “I’ve had a handful of women say to me that they’re really glad that I wrote about that, because nobody says it.” He pauses, smirking and stirring his drink, before summing up his album with typical conciseness. “Songs of the super-villain,” he quips, as our eyes wander toward the waitress leaving our table.
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Neil Cleary wasn’t always a lady-killing libertine. Actually, it’s not really fair to say he’s one now, either. But how did he go from wide-eyed troubadour to reckless romantic rapscallion who might make even Tom Waits uneasy? Though Cleary was born in New York, he moved to Vermont when he was 3 years old with his exceedingly musical family. (His cousins are Joe and John Cleary, of local bluegrass stalwarts The Cleary Brothers.) Neil discovered his interest in music through his older brother Tom, now a noted local jazz pianist. At the time, the elder Cleary was a “four-track Svengali,” according to his younger brother.
“I used to beg him to let me play on his recordings,” remembers Neil. “All through high school and college he was, like, a basement rock star. And he was inspired by my dad.” Cleary’s father, Bill, was rooted in traditional American songwriting and even penned a few theatrical musicals himself. “He was really a student of songwriting and passed that along to my brother, which eventually trickled down to me,” Neil says. “But I only really started writing when Tom went off to college.” After a brief stint as an undergraduate creative-writing student at the University of Iowa, Cleary returned to Burlington and got his start — like many a local musician before
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and since — playing open mikes. “I was in this poetry class and discovered that I had no interest in poetry, but really was into words in songs,” he explains. “I was not cut out to be a poet by any means, but it really got me to thinking about songwriting.” Finding the singer-songwriter gig to be a lonely endeavor, Cleary began seeking out other musicians, eventually collaborating with current Activists/ Dictators co-founder David Kamm to form the experimental rock group Famous Potato. “We’d just get together and make the most aggressive noise you could imagine,” says Cleary. “We’d pretty much just jam and then reassemble those parts into songs. That was really fun and hasn’t been topped in my band experiences.” Cleary followed his stint in Famous Potato with one as the drummer for legendary local rockers The Pants. “That was really more of a straightforward rock songwriting experience,” he says. “But I really responded to
Cleary until the band started to see some degree of legitimate success, and he found himself on the outside looking in. “I just started to care too much,” he explains. “The first time I got offended by a decision I wasn’t included in, I was like, ‘Wait. This is lame.’ I just wanted to be in their band . . . but I’m just the drummer.” He smiles, then goes on, “I’ve seen enough ‘Behind the Music’ episodes to know that the drummer really doesn’t have any direct input with the rest of the band. You’re not a songwriter; you’re not a singer. You’re a drummer, and if you’re happy doing that, do it. Otherwise, shut up.” Cleary’s departure from the band was amicable — they remain friends to this day. His time with The Essex Green engendered connections and collaborations with a number of artists in the collegerock mecca of Atlanta — most notably Bill Doss of Olivia Tremor Control, one of the original three Elephant Six collective projects. Those connections would soon serve him well. In 2004, Cleary left New York
Not that I’m saying I’m, like, getting on in years. But there comes a tipping point when getting a check for $500 every week becomes more appealing than the sporadic $800 check.” While not as lucrative as his hired-gun work, Cleary’s solo career has seen modest gains since his days in New York. He’s been able to travel around the U.S. and to Europe, touring behind his first album. And he’s developed artistically. The thematic continuity of Numbers Add Up was more coincidence than focused intent, he says. “It just kind of happened that all those songs covered similar territory. But Thinking of You is the first time I’ve set out to explore one concept in a single album.” Four years after he embarked on that journey — “I work slowly,” Cleary explains — he glows like a proud father as we examine the finished product. It’s time for the album’s promotional push. “Now, this is when the real work begins,” Cleary says. “I’ve always kind of gotten that back-
One of Cleary’s greatest songwriting strengths is his ability to engage listeners by making his subject matter accessible and identifiable, using witty turns of phrase and a boyishly charming delivery. [singer/guitarist] Tom Lawson’s songs, being a songwriting geek.” By the time Cleary parted ways with The Pants, he’d invested his energies in creating his own music with a project called Stupid Club. But, like so many good local musicians, he became frustrated with the professional limitations of Burlington. Wanderlust set in, leading the songwriter first to Austin, Texas, and then, in 1998 — perhaps predictably — to New York City, the ultimate melting pot for aspiring artists. “I think I was really just looking for a peer group of songwriters, and to some degree I found that in New York,” says Cleary. “But I also wanted the band experience,” he adds, explaining, “It’s really lonely, playing songs on your own.” Cleary started a Hank Williams tribute band, which helped introduce him to a community of musicians and ultimately led to a solo residency at a rough-and-tumble East Village bar called 9C. “9C led to a lot of really great experiences and people in the city,” says Cleary. “But meanwhile, I was touring with a lot of other bands.” For instance, he toured as a drummer for The Essex Green, composed of members from former Burlington alt-rock outfit Guppyboy. The arrangement suited
and set out on an ill-fated solo tour of the Southwest that would have major ramifications for the arc of his career. He was back in Austin when a small creek near the house where he was staying overflowed its banks, flooded the place and destroyed his equipment. Adding insult to injury, his car was towed the following day, depleting his funds and sending him home to Vermont. “I had no intentions of ever returning to Burlington,” Cleary says. But his stay would be brief. Almost immediately, Cleary was contacted by singer-songwriter Erin McKeown, who needed a drummer for an upcoming tour. He accepted and toured the U.S. and UK, along the way appearing with the singer on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien.” He followed that with a stint as Bostonbased songwriter Laura Cortese’s touring drummer, which enabled him to avoid extra-musical employment for two years. Cleary’s work as a touring sideman has afforded him the time to focus on his burgeoning solo career while maintaining a modest income. It’s an arrangement that many solo artists would kill for, but he’s starting to feel the strain of juggling freelance gigs. “It’s great when you’re playing music,” he says of working as a professional musician, “but a lot of times you don’t know where your next check is coming from.
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wards . . . I still don’t know who to shop my record around to. I still don’t know any managers.” On I Was Thinking of You the Whole Time, Cleary’s Don Juan anti-hero eventually begins to understand the folly of his womanizing ways. He even sounds repentant by the time he sings, “You never knew / all of the lies I was telling you were true,” on the album’s closer, “You Never Knew.” In real life, Cleary — now living in Boston — has discovered that, for better or worse, the choices he’s made will inform the decisions he makes in the future. His willingness to play second fiddle has certainly aided his own success, but one gets the sense that he can’t help feeling he’s sacrificed some personal artistic aspirations by aiding others in their pursuits. There are certainly parallels between a rake who exploits the trust and naïveté of a romantic conquest and a music-industry exec who takes advantage of an unsuspecting artist. Perhaps that knowledge is what gives Cleary pause as he discusses the next step in his development as a solo artist. “I’ve always been fairly idealistic about it, but I’m only now beginning to understand the professional side of things,” he admits. “It’s knowledge that you pay for.” Don Juan would surely agree. � 2x8-JSC091907.indd 1
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it’s showtime! 2007-08 Performing Arts Preview utumn brings a rush of anticipation to most of us for one reason or another: a Pavlovian response to school starting even when you’re not a student anymore; eagerness for cooler weather and the splendor of foliage, or for sliding down slopes at breakneck speed . . . Wait! Well before the snow falls, theater curtains around Vermont will rise. And if you like to come in from the great, cold outdoors to the warmth and magic of live performance, our selection of season highlights should make you giddy with glee. Sure, certain music lovers are probably bummed to discover that the Lane Series has cut its opera offerings in half this year, from two to one: Puccini’s Tosca by Teatro Lirico D’Europa, in March. Faced with the considerable expense of importing large casts and sets, the Lane just said no — once, anyway. But the good news is, that decision freed up the budget for even more . . . other stuff. “It’s a very different Lane Series,” says Manager Natalie Neuert. “There’s much less classical, and a lot more world music.” No word on whether those pesky visa problems are still plaguing artists from beyond our borders. But not to worry: Fans of big, flamboyant productions can give their regards to Broadway — the Flynn is bringing four nationally touring musicals. Then there’s jaw-dropping dance, from the classical St. Petersburg
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Please note the 2007-08 Performing Arts Season comprises more categories than those highlighted here. For comprehensive listings, check the programs and websites of presenting organizations (see sidebar), as well as the Seven Days calendar in print and online throughout the year.
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The next time you find yourself singing “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes,” give credit where it’s due: Paul Simon may have written the song, but the authentic African harmonies are pure Ladysmith Black Mambazo. This band of Zulu South Africans began singing a cappella more than 30 years ago, with a style born in the townships outside Johannesburg. The music’s proper name is Isicathamiya (is-cot-a-me-a), and it can be traced back to weary goldminers who sang during the long bus rides between their homes and the mines. To create the powerful, reedy sound, a clarion vocalist generally rises above and mixes with the background voices. The effect is otherworldly, mesmerizing and often spiritual. Ladysmith Black Mambazo was largely a secret of apartheid-era South Africa until Simon made them the centerpiece of his 1986 Grammy-winning album Graceland. Ladysmith followed that up the following year with their own Grammy, for the Simon-produced Shaka Zulu. They earned yet another in 2005 for Raise Your Spirit Higher. In between, Ladysmith sang on the soundtracks of Coming to America, The Lion King Part II and Cry the Beloved Country, among others. Their latest album, titled Long Walk to Freedom (2006), put the singers back in the studio with pop stars, including Emmylou Harris, Melissa Etheridge, Natalie Merchant and Taj Mahal. Ladysmith Black Mambazo bring their unique music to Vermont for their last U.S. performance of the year.
It’ll be too cold to skate outside in February, but members of the extreme sports group ISH will be cruising quarter-pipe ramps on stage at the Flynn. The Dutch troupe’s international cast of performers and athletes fuses inline skating, theater and hip-hop in their newest show, 4-ISH. It includes a live DJ and a guy who does a dead-on impersonation of a beat box. It’s funny, too. A review in The New York Times describes a vaudevillian moment when a clownish character is upstaged by rollerblading breakdancers. “That contrast between sleek staging and technology and comically human ineptitude is at the heart of the hourlong show, which had audience members of all ages roaring with laughter and cheering,” raves writer Jennifer Dunning. Flynn Center Artistic Director and Chief Programming Officer Arnie Malina describes 4-ISH as “very acrobatic” and “literally head-spinning.” But do extreme sports belong on the same stage used by the Vermont Symphony Orchestra? Absolutely, says Malina. He likens 4-ISH to “contemporary circus arts” acts such as the Golden Dragon Acrobats of China. “On the highest level, it’s intellectual and zany and inspired,” he says. “And on the more popular level, it’s spectacular daredevilry.”
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What exactly is traditional Scottish folk music? For a crash course, it might be best to start with Back of the Moon, a young, hip band of Scots — three men and one woman — and work backward. Judging from their repertoire, “Scots trad folk” results when highly skilled musicians play any combination of fiddle, border pipes, whistle, guitar, piano, flutes and bodhran, or Irish war drum. Throw in some stomping and the spectacle of a Scottish stepdance, and voilà. Carol Green, the do-it-all producer of Middlebury’s After Dark Music Series, first heard Back of the Moon at a music festival in Scotland in 2004. Like the Scottish broad sword wielded by medieval warriors in time with battlefield bagpipes, Back of the Moon’s music “just kind of goes through you,” she declares. That may be especially true when the quartet’s big sound — by turns serious, driving, somber and mirthful — is contained in a 200-person venue such as After Dark’s home in the United Methodist Church. In their seven short years together, BOTM have racked up numerous awards, including Best Folk Band at the 2005 Scots Trad Music Awards. Their latest recording, Luminosity, was also nominated for best album. Gillian Frame (viola, fiddle, vocals), Ali Hutton (border pipes, whistles, bodhran), Findlay Napier (guitars, vocals) and Hamish Napier (piano, flutes, vocals) tour regularly through the U.K., Canada, the United States and much of Europe. Find out why traditional Scottish folk music is one of the country’s biggest and best exports when Back of the Moon come to Middlebury this November. Get to the church early for a light meal — don’t worry, they probably won’t be serving haggis. KIRK KARDASHIAN FIND OTHER TRADITIONAL MUSIC IN THE 2007-08 SEASON AT WWW.SEVENDAYSVT.COM.
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Lane Series at UVM Recital Hall, February 14, 7:30 p.m. $30. Talk about a sweetheart deal: Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist-pianist Karrin Allyson gets the Lane’s most feel-good gig of the year. Says Manager Natalie Neuert, “We got into this idea of romantic chamber jazz on Valentine’s Day — it’s a good sell.” Indeed, nothing like a blonde with a sexy voice and magic fingers on the ivories to make the heart go pitter-pat. Another artist who fits that description — Diana Krall — may have better name recognition, not to mention a high-profile marriage to pop star Elvis Costello. But Allyson, whom Neuert calls “a musician’s musician,” is not exactly hiding in the woodwork. Her latest recording, Footprints, which snagged a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album, won over critics and fans alike despite its risky conceit: setting original lyrics to instrumental jazz standards from the 1950s and ’60s by the likes of John Coltrane and Dizzy Gillespie. “People went nuts over it,” Neuert says. “She just did it so well that [the tunes] sounded like they’d always had words.” Footprints was, amazingly, Allyson’s 10th recording. A Midwesterner who grew up in Omaha, Allyson cut her teeth on the Kansas City jazz scene, so it’s no surprise to find that she can swing and bop with the best of ’em. Now a New Yorker, she continues to charm audiences with a warm, down-to-earth stage presence, and to thrill with jaw-dropping musicality. Allyson comes to the Lane Series with a quartet, so expect, says Neuert, “a full, lush sound.” PAMELA POLSTON
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Middlebury College Center for the Arts Dance Theatre, Landmine/Map of the World, solo, October 6, 1:30 p.m. Free. Capital Life Triptych, with Dance Elixir, March 8-9, 8 p.m. $15. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to go the Middle East to appreciate its long and elegant reach. Leyya Tawil, a choreographer of Syrian-Palestinian descent, grew up in southeast Michigan among the largest population of Arabs in the United States. A â&#x20AC;&#x153;multi-sourceâ&#x20AC;? perspective informs her dances â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and, one hopes, it will also inform all the white-bread undergrads sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s likely to teach over the course of a two-year artist residency at Middlebury College. Tawil kicks off her tenure with a performance composed of two solos. Landmine explores the idea of â&#x20AC;&#x153;stanceâ&#x20AC;? as both a physical and psychological position. Using iconic postures of power and submission, â&#x20AC;&#x153;it communicates through pure symbolism,â&#x20AC;? Tawil explains. Map of the World is a little more postmodern. Tawil draws a map on stage using movement and gafferâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tape and talks about what sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing as she performs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I give images to different aspects of the world as I see it.â&#x20AC;? Oh, and she wears a short red raincoat while she works through kinetic cartography. Sound too avantgarde? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The thing about my work is, people say they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get it, but when they start talking about what they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clear that they got it,â&#x20AC;? Tawil assures. Meaning aside, Tawil moves beautifully. She uses her height â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;9â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to full advantage, and her limbs seem to go on forever. Hers is a fitting image for the symposium to which this performance belongs, entitled on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Islam and Politics in a Globalizing World.â&#x20AC;? In a follow-up discussion, Tawil will explode myths about Middle Eastern women. In December, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll debut a piece for 15 freshmen taking dance for the first time. And in March, Tawilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s San Francisco-based company, Dance Elixir, comes to Midd for a performance called Capital Life Triptych. PAULA ROUTLY
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KEO WOOLFORD, I LAND FlynnSpace, April 4 & 5, 8 p.m. $24.
On the dance scene, hip-hop is happening in the Champlain Valley, more than one might expect. But hula? Not so much. All the more reason to take in Keo Woolford’s I Land next April at the FlynnSpace. To Vermonters who certainly don’t know their kahiko (ancient) from their ‘auana (modern) hula, the native Hawaiian brings an autobiographical, one-man show blending storytelling and dance. The co-choreographers? Famous hula master Robert Cazimero and hip-hop artist Rokafella. Woolford is an actor and singer as well as a dancer, with a diverse list of credits spanning Honolulu to London. In the late 1990s, his boy band, Brownskin, was the Hawaiian equivalent of ’N Sync. He later starred in a West End production of The King and I. But like many Hawaiians, he has struggled with issues of identity, especially when living away from the islands. Mixed ethnic heritage is the norm in Hawaii. How does one adjust from an environment of cultural fusion to the conflict, stereotyping and racism so prevalent everywhere else? Woolford’s journey contained two additional twists: issues stemming from adoption, and questions of sexual orientation. On stage, he taps into the island tradition of “talk story” — spinning yarns among friends — to work through complex topics and emotions. Anger alternates with humor; spoken word with dance. Flynn Center Artistic Director Arnie Malina saw an in-development version of I Land as part of the “Under the Radar” newworks conference last year in New York City. He found it “very moving,” but also “very funny and very spiritual. And it really deals with hula as the life language of Hawaii,” he says. “The hula is a major tourist ingredient to Hawaii, and it also has its very serious side. And men doing the hula is another provocative aspect of it.” Is Malina afraid of the marketing challenge — that potential audience members will see promo photos of a man in a grass skirt and wonder snidely, à la “Gilligan’s Island,” “Where’s his coconut bra?” “That’s the very reason that it’s part of our season,” Malina asserts. “We’re interested in work that will provoke and bring further understanding.” To that end, Woolford will also teach hula classes as part of a Flynn residency. Way to shake off a long Vermont winter! ELISABETH CREAN
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WILLIAM YANG, SHADOWS Hopkins Center, March 29, 8 p.m. $18. Many Americans think of Australia as a land of vast, empty, arid spaces, the last true frontier. Photographer and performance artist William Yang has a different read on it. In his multimedia piece Shadows, coming to the Hopkins Center in March, the Chinese-Australian artist uses monologue and big-screen slide projections to paint a picture of a landscape marked by violent dispossession. From the 1820s to the 1930s, Australia’s English colonists racked up an ignominious record of massacring the land’s indigenous inhabitants, often with scant or no provocation. During World War II, the nation’s government interned about 15,000 suspected enemy sympathizers, including many German-Australian residents and European refugees from Nazi persecution. Those two experiences, different as they may be, form the core of Yang’s presentation, which asks whether a nation that’s been reft this way can ever find reconciliation. As a photographer, Yang chronicled Sydney’s underground arts scene in the 1970s. When he started accompanying his images with spoken narrative, he found a form that allowed him to explore questions about his own gay and Chinese immigrant identity, to considerable acclaim. Shadows is his first non-autobiographical piece. Commissioned by cultural festivals in Sydney and Adelaide, it led Yang from a group of Aborigines in New South Wales all the way to Berlin, where he examined the Holocaust memorials Germany has created in an effort to heal its own wounds. Described in Hop materials as “part diary, part documentary,” the performance features original music by Colin Offord, who bridges East and West in his
compositions. Offord will present his music and instruments of his own invention — such as the “Great Island Mouth Bow,” an African-inspired tree trunk equipped with strings — in a program called “Discovering Australasian Music,” on March 29th at 11 a.m. MARGOT HARRISON
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VIRGINIA RODRIGUES Flynn Mainstage, October 25, 7:30 p.m. $37/$30. “Celestial” is one way to describe the voice that emanates from Bahian singer Virginia Rodrigues. “Elegant,” “refined” and “lyrical” are other adjectives critics have used, but words fail to corral her vocal quality. Too poor for lessons, Rodrigues grew up singing in the Catholic Church, and later worked as a manicurist, domestic and cook. She intuitively learned the projection, intonation and phrasing that Brazilian music legend Caetono Veloso noticed in the late 1990s, when he heard Rodrigues at the rehearsal for a play about social iniquities. (The singer is an ardent critic of Brazilian racism.) Veloso took his “discovery” to Rio de Janeiro for an official debut and negotiated her first solo recording, Sol Negro, in 1998. Fans of Brazilian music sat up and took notice. In fact, two world-music heavyweights — Joe Boyd of Rykodisc and David Byrne of Luaka Bop — competed for the rights to release the CD in the U.S. Hannibal Records, a subsidiary of Rykodisc, won. When the disc appeared in North America, The New York Times dubbed Rodrigues “the new voice of Brazil.” New listeners may be surprised to find not the synth-driven samba of the Rio music scene, but something more nuanced, delicate and rootsy. Proud of her Bahia culture and influenced by candomblé — an African religion practiced primarily in Brazil — Rodrigues sings with a spiritual intensity, often backed only by native percussion instruments or a harp. Sol Negro employs choir-like backup singers as well, which speaks to Rodrigues’ assertion that her music is “of the people.” As she told an interviewer in 1998, “My music is for everybody . . . most of all, it is music that reaches your heart.” In 2000, Rodrigues released her second disc, Nós; her third, Mares Profondos, came out in 2004 on Deutsche Grammophon’s eDGe imprint. She sings entirely in Portuguese, but her voice translates to beauty in any language. PAMELA POLSTON
DOUBT, BY JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY Northern Stage at Briggs Opera House, November 1-18, 8 p.m. $17-$56. Vermont Stage Company at FlynnSpace, January 23 - February 3. $23-$31.50. “Doubt has gotten a bad reputation,” said playwright John Patrick Shanley in a 2004 interview in The New York Times. “People who are utterly certain are vulnerable to a brand of foolishness that people who maintain a level of doubt are not.” Some will hear that as a caustic comment on the Bush administration. But Shanley’s play Doubt — produced this season by Burlington’s Vermont Stage Company and White River Junction’s Northern Stage — isn’t about politics, at least not overtly. Set in a parochial school in 1964, it’s about the battle of wills between charismatic Father Flynn and strict Sister Aloysius, who suspects him of becoming inappropriately involved with a male pupil, the school’s first African-American. Though Shanley’s plays broach weighty issues, he’s also a crowd pleaser. He won a 1987 Oscar for his screenplay for the witty romance Moonstruck, then wrote and directed Joe Versus the Volcano, a Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan flop that’s since developed a cult following. Doubt established Shanley as a stage dramatist to be reckoned with, garnering the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play. Vermont Stage Company Artistic Director Mark Nash, who plans to play Father Flynn himself, says he saw Doubt “in New York a couple years ago and was blown away by it.” Though the possibility of pedophilia in the Church is the story’s “jumping off point,” Nash adds, it’s not an exposé but a “mystery” that explores deeper questions: “What lengths do you go to to protect someone? Is it OK to lie because you suspect someone?” New York audiences reportedly wouldn’t stop debating the play’s moral quandaries after the curtain fell — so expect some lively post-theater discussions this season. MARGOT HARRISON
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Classical Christmas-season concerts usually present a familiar lineup of Handel’s Messiah, Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker and the like. But the Minneapolis-based choral group The Rose Ensemble will sing audiences into a holiday mood with a program of rarely heard Eastern European motets — i.e., religious songs not intended for the liturgy — and folk ballads dating back to medieval times. Accompanied selectively by a few instrumentalists, including a percussionist, the dozen-member group will sing mostly a cappella, as it offers up a feast of haunting Bohemian medieval chants, Russian Orthodox vocal music and songs from 17th-century Poland. The 12-year-old Rose Ensemble specializes in early music that might otherwise languish in archives: Their other programs include 19th-century Hawaiian songs and music from “the secret society of Notre Dame de Paris.” Lane Series Director Jane Ambrose first heard The Rose Ensemble in an unforgettable performance in a Minneapolis cathedral in 2001 — and kept after them until they were able to fit in a stopover in Vermont. Their busy schedule includes a weeklong tour of Spain just prior to their one-night stand at UVM. “I was so happy to get them because of the large Slavic population we have here [in Burlington],” Ambrose says, adding that native speakers should have no trouble understanding the songs: The Ensemble had language coaches in Ukrainian, Russian, Polish and Latvian. For non-Slavic audience members, she says, the concert will be one of “unfamiliar music for a very familiar season.” AMY LILLY
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says. “The work was simply the result of my experiences there.” But critics of his installation, which premiered at Johnson State College and was later shown in Boston, have called it “anti-Zionist,” “anti-Semitic” and “softcore Holocaust denial.” Those critics include Ian Thal, a Massachusetts-based actor, writer, puppeteer and mime. In a series of recent blog entries, Thal explains that he terminated his longtime relationship with Bread and Puppet Theater after Schumann’s piece was shown at the Boston Center for the Arts in February. Local opposition to Schumann’s exhibit was stirred up by Ric Kasini Kadour, a Burlington writer and gallery owner, who circulated emails about the piece before it had even opened. Kadour wrote an essay for Art Map Burlington entitled “Art Hop Exhibition Takes on Palestinian/Israeli Conflict — Wades into Anti-Semitism and Holocaust Denial.” In it, Kadour repeats many of the charges that were leveled against Schumann in Boston — that the piece equates the Israeli/Palestinian conflict with conditions in Nazi Germany, trivializes the Holocaust and undermines historical fact. For his part, Schumann has repeatedly denied the accusations of antiSemitism and Holocaust denial — after all, he and his family fled Nazi Germany when he was 10. He says his critics not only misinterpret his work but “overinterpret” it. “I’m not saying that what’s happening in Palestine is the same as what happened in Warsaw . . . but it’s certainly a reminder,” Schumann says. “I don’t understand how a people so terribly violated can now violate another people so badly.” The Art Hop controversy was intensified by the fact that “Independence Paintings” was sponsored by Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel (VTJP), a political advocacy group associated with the Peace and Justice Center that is organizing other events around the
exhibit. According to the group’s website, its mission is to “support the survival of the Palestinian people and to end the illegal, immoral and brutal Israeli occupation through education, advocacy and action.” In the days leading up to the September 7 Art Hop opening, calls and emails began pouring in to SEABA’s board of directors and Art Hop staff,
including several from Rabbi Joshua Chasan of Ohavi Zedek Synagogue in Burlington. In them, Chasan decried Schumann’s exhibit as “essentially antiSemitic” and accused VTJP of “hijacking” this year’s Art Hop. Unlike some critics, however, Chasan stopped short of asking the South End Arts and Business Association, which puts on the Hop, to remove Schumann’s exhibit. IMAGE COURTESY OF DAVID SOKOL
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he Art Hop debate raging this week in Burlington isn’t just about what’s hanging on the walls, but about what’s happening beyond the canvas, at the nexus of art and politics. It’s about walls themselves — walls that protect or imprison us, walls we hide behind, and walls that separate us from one another and from the truth. To shift the metaphor: Art is supposed to cast light in the darkness. But whether this controversy generates enlightenment or just a lot of heat and smoke remains to be seen. As does who will get burned. The trouble started with a South End Art Hop installation by Peter Schumann, the 73-year-old Silesian-born founder and art director of Bread and Puppet Theater. In November 2006, Schumann visited Beit Sahour, a small, mostly Greek Orthodox town near Bethlehem in the Palestinian West Bank. For 10 days, he tried to teach Palestinians between the ages of 18 and 60 about performance art. Schumann’s goal, he tells Seven Days, was to hear Palestinian stories about the pains and indignities they’ve suffered at the hands of Israeli soldiers — checkpoint searches, home incursions, property destruction and the deaths of loved ones — and then to turn those stories into street theater. Against this backdrop, Schumann was reading The Wall, John Hersey’s famous account of the extermination of the Warsaw Ghetto Jews by the Nazis. Out of this experience, Schumann, no stranger to controversial art, created “Independence Paintings,” so named because the street performances were held on Palestine Independence Day. The paintings, done on blackened cardboard in his distorted and free-wheeling style, depict people in various states of anguish and persecution. The figures are juxtaposed with “random” quotations from Hersey’s book and descriptions of the Palestinian street theater. “This wasn’t a missionary painting job, where I set out to use the words of John Hersey because I wanted to be hard on the Jewish community,” Schumann
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formance called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Daughter Courage.â&#x20AC;? That theater piece deals with the death of 23-year-old American activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed by an Israeli bulldozer while trying to stop the destruction of a Palestinian house. Neirmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flyers featured photos and captions depicting eight other â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rachelsâ&#x20AC;? who lived in Israel and were killed by Palestinian violence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I came in pretty close-minded and upset about it,â&#x20AC;? Neirman says about Schumannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exhibit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But after listening to community members speak, [I realized that] he has every right to be there.â&#x20AC;? That said, Neirman echoes the sentiments of others at the Israel Center of Vermont when he says that Art Hop should be about local art, not about advancing one groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s political ideology. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel it was done for political reasons, not artistic reasons,â&#x20AC;? he adds, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and the Art Hop was an inappropriate venue for it.â&#x20AC;? From all accounts, no one â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not Schumann, not VTJP and not the Israel Center and its supporters â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was happy with the out-
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Opposition intensified on Saturday, September 8, and quickly shifted away from Schumannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exhibit to the Art Hop itself for its decision to give a â&#x20AC;&#x153;non-arts groupâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; i.e., VTJP â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a public forum to advance its political agenda without providing a countervailing viewpoint. At the September 8 event â&#x20AC;&#x201D; also criticized by some people because it was held on the Jewish Sabbath, when some could not attend â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Schumannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discussion of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Independence Paintingsâ&#x20AC;? was followed by a talk by Joel Kovel, author of the controversial book Overcoming Zionism: Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine. Accounts of the Saturday event differ widely, depending on the observer. Supporters of Schumann and Kovel describe a group of â&#x20AC;&#x153;attackers,â&#x20AC;? numbering a dozen or two, who tried to â&#x20AC;&#x153;disruptâ&#x20AC;? the event by waving Israeli flags, badgering the speakers, muttering loudly and circulating inflammatory leaflets. One flyer, drawn by Burlington artist David Sokol, reads â&#x20AC;&#x153;Puppets lynch the Jews,â&#x20AC;? and features an illustration of a Jew being hanged by a parade of puppeteers, presumably from Bread and Puppet. Several VTJP members and others in attendance later said they felt uncomfortable and even â&#x20AC;&#x153;physically threatenedâ&#x20AC;? by Kovelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opponents. But critics of the Saturday event, including members of the Israel Center for Vermont, counter that while they were offended by Kovelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presence at Art Hop, they behaved respectfully toward him and Schumann. Some prefaced their remarks that day by saying that Schumann had every right to present his work, but that the Art Hop was no place for Kovelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;political diatribeâ&#x20AC;? against Israel. Among those critics was Josh Neirman, a junior at the University of Vermont and president of the Chabad House Jewish Community Center. Neirman was one of several people who circulated flyers at the Schumann/Kovel talk. One flyer took aim at a Bread and Puppet per-
come. According to several sources, state Senator Hinda Miller (D-Chittenden) approached Haase and said she would â&#x20AC;&#x153;go afterâ&#x20AC;? the Art Hopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sponsors and encourage them to withdraw their financial support for SEABA and future Art Hop events. Several other members of Burlingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jewish community reportedly asked WCAX-TV and other large Art Hop sponsors to pull their funding for next year. Thus far, no sponsor has done so, according to SEABA board President Mark Stephenson. An offer by Art Hop to the Israel Center to allow an opposing presentation to Schumannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work was refused. Community anger, resentment and mutual name-calling sparked meetings the following week. Members of the Israel Center of Vermont, who met at the Burlington office of Kelleher Samets Volk on Tuesday morning, drafted a letter to the Art Hop, SEABAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of directors, Art Hop sponsors and the Burlington City Council. The letter attacks Kovel and his book, describing it as â&#x20AC;&#x153;antiSemitic,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;poor scholarshipâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;historically and factually inaccurate.â&#x20AC;? But the letter comes down hardest on SEABA and Art Hop. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In sanctioning this speaker, the staff and board of SEABA committed an egregious judgment error and moral and ethical breach and permitted the event to be high jacked [sic] by a discredited author arguing a fringe political position,â&#x20AC;? the letter reads. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In so doing, SEABA has suffered a significant loss of public confidence and support.â&#x20AC;? The letter then urged the board to: issue a public apology for allowing the Kovel lecture; adopt a formal policy that â&#x20AC;&#x153;only art presentationsâ&#x20AC;? be included in future Art Hops; conduct formal reviews of Art Hop programs before theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re approved; and open all future SEABA board meetings to the public. For their part, VTJP members also met the following week at the Peace and Justice Center to discuss how the group should respond to the criticism. Mousa Ishaq, a Palestinian-American living in Essex Junction, says he was saddened by the response to the Kovel talk, but was not surprised by the threats against Art Hop sponsors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a superb case of bullying for the ultimate purpose of silencing, censoring and not allowing the Palestinian narrative to be
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told by anybody, in any form, whether it’s art or otherwise,” Ishaq says. “This is not any different from what President Carter was subjected to because he touched the third rail of politics, the Palestinian issue.” VTJP member Bob Greene says he was outraged to witness how the Schumann/Kovel event devolved and resents the way his group has been mischaracterized by its opponents. “We’ve been called a thinly disguised hate group and anti-Semites, despite the fact that a quarter of our regularly attending members are Jewish, including one who escaped Hitler,” Greene says. “These are dangerous, ugly libels. If we were a group that had money or made money, we’d sue these motherfuckers.” VTJP member Hilary Martin admits that her group could have chosen a less controversial speaker to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian issue. That said, she’s troubled by the suggestion that SEABA should prohibit all politically charged talks at future Art Hops. “It would be awful if someone wanted to do a piece about universal health care next year and a talk about it wasn’t allowed,” she says. “That would be tragic.” Nina Parris says she sees something more insidious in what happened at the Schumann/Kovel presentation. Parris, who turned 80 on September 11, is a VTJP member and a Holocaust survivor. Incensed at being accused of being a Holocaust denier and a “self-hating Jew,” she thinks there are times when comparisons to the Nazis are appropriate. “If you think back to the 1930s, what happened the other day and the tactics that were used by the group that was creating the ruckus were exactly the tactics that were used by the Nazis in every meeting, whether it was trade unions, artists’ groups or on university campuses,” she says. “When this is a tactic
The fact that this whole thing occurred is perhaps the best kind of political art because it fostered this intense debate — a hateful debate, but a debate. SANDY BAIRD, ATTORNEY/ACTIVIST adopted by Jews, something is rotten in Denmark.” Underlying this week’s controversy are both the exhibit’s timing and its symbolism. Last week marked the beginning of the Jewish High Holidays, the most solemn and reflective time of year on the Jewish calendar. This time last year, many in Vermont’s Jewish community were equally outraged by a talk given at UVM by DePaul University Professor Norman Finkelstein, who speaks and writes about the link between criticism of Israel and charges of antiSemitism. Just last week, Finkelstein
announ-ced he was resigning from the Chicago university, ending a long battle over his tenure. To some community members, the juxtaposition of these two incidents is no coincidence. Finkelstein, the son of Nazi concentration camp survivors, has also been called a Holocaust denier and anti-Semite. For his part, he has described antiSemitism as “the Jewish race card” that gets played whenever anyone, Jewish or otherwise, attacks Israel’s policies. Others in Burlington say such far-reaching speculations entirely miss the point of this week’s con-
troversy. While there’s a place for political art at Art Hop, they maintain, the event’s discussions and presentations should focus on local art, not advancing a one-sided political agenda. Burlington attorney and longtime political activist Sandy Baird says she’s bothered by the suggestion that art and politics can be separated and divorced from their real-world context. She also thinks there may be a silver lining to this brouhaha. “The fact that this whole thing occurred is perhaps the best kind of political art because it fostered this intense debate — a hateful debate,
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T EXHIBIT “Paradox in Form,” figurative sculpture by Tony Moore. Gallery in-theField, Brandon. Through October 28.
ARTWORK “Who Knows Why?” (detail) by Tony Moore
PHOTO Marc Awodey
he current exhibit at Brandon’s Gallery in-theField draws on the ancient theme of memento mori in art. Ceramic sculptor Tony Moore’s “Paradox in Form” examines a central conundrum of existence: that each hour of life brings us another hour closer to death. But Moore’s work isn’t all doom and gloom; rather, it reminds us that human handiwork can challenge that paradox by leaving lasting imprints on the world. Memento mori loosely translates from Latin into “remember you are mortal.” The phrase has spawned centuries of skull and funerary-urn images in still-life paintings, friezes, even New England needlepoints. Moore’s “Thou,” a 36-by22-inch gravestone form that is about 3 inches thick, firmly fits into that genre. The word “THOU” is inscribed on this ceramic headstone, recalling Ebenezer Scrooge’s tombstone as revealed by the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come in “A Christmas Carol.” Moore also pressed a handprint at lower left, and several leaf forms onto the sculpture’s red and black-singed, woodfired surfaces. “Thou” sits on a wall-mounted shelf. Its face is smoothed, but the gravestone’s edges appear as rough as coarsely graveled concrete. Moore often mixes pebbles and grit into his clay. The leaf in “Thou” is a fragment of iconography repeated in these works — the geranium leaf print turns up everywhere. Like the human soul thriving within the confines of a physical body, geraniums will bloom continuously indoors when tended well. Moore’s 35-by-22-by-3-inch “Preparing the Way” is a blank gravestone image; like each person’s future, its narrative seems yet to be written. Organic white patches, similar to leached calcium carbonate or salt, spread across the piece, and geranium leaf prints again appear. Moore cut the edges of “Preparing the Way” into a cruciform shape, placing 4-by-4-inch squares of negative space at 3, 6 and 9 o’clock around the piece. Another empty square is cut, windowlike, into the headstone’s top third. “Trophy” is a wall-mounted collection of 15 buildings, each 9 inches high and installed on a 72by-108-inch grid of little shelves. This aggregate work also employs iconographic forms. Eight buildings have spires, and seven have distinctive mastaba shapes, reminiscent of the earliest Middle Eastern temples. Three buildings in the latter group are topped with odd vessel forms. “Smoke Screen” is a similar work, but all of its buildings seem to be small cathedrals. Several are imbued with a subtle blue glaze, which also appears
Moore’s work isn’t all doom and gloom; rather, it reminds us that human handiwork can leave lasting imprints on the world. in many of the 150 self-portrait heads that constitute Moore’s monumental “Who Knows Why?” A British-American artist, Moore received his MFA from Yale, and his work has been exhibited on both sides of the Atlantic. He’s also a former exhibition installer at the Guggenheim Museum. So it’s not surprising that “Who Knows Why?” was installed at Gallery in-the-Field with museum-quality precision, taking the gestalt of the elegantly designed venue into account. In the work, Moore’s relentlessly repeated, disembodied ceramic heads lie in a precise arrangement on the gallery floor. They are also stacked into a 7-foot-tall vertical, cagelike structure; the faces are cheek to cheek and slightly upturned. The floor pieces in “Who Knows Why?” are the color of parchment, while blue specimens reside in
the cage. Though each individual head is like a death mask, and the tall cage recalls the Catacombs of Paris, Moore’s 150 self-portraits aren’t necessarily macabre. Instead, each evokes a successive soul with its own identity, even though all the heads are virtually identical. Their beautiful glazing contributes to their peaceful appearance. As is obvious from the hues of blue-gray, umber, red oxide, black and white sprinkled across the exhibition, Moore is a superb ceramics technician. An exhibition sign discloses that he fires his pieces for six to eight days in an 18-footlong “hybrid Anagama-Norborigama Japanesestyle wood-fire kiln” of his own construction. In that kiln, Moore commingles inferno and earth. The works that emerge from it tell a story of spiritual transcendence. m
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CALL TO ARTISTS STUDIO PLACE ARTS is seeking submissions for its annual members' show Nov. 20 - Dec. 29. Deadline: October 12. For info, including how to become a member, call 479-7069 or visit www.studio placearts.com. BURLINGTON CITY ARTS has issued a Request for Proposals from artists for a project at Burlington Town Center: 2- or 3D work in the lintel-and-beam area above the Center Court on the ground floor of the mall. Deadline: October 1. For info and a copy of the RFP, email Jessica Dyer at idver@ci.burlington.vt.us. THE SHELBURNE ART CENTER seeks artists working in any high quality craft or visual-art media to exhibit in the gallery. Deadline for submission: September 30. Info, www.shelburneart center.org. THE H.O. WHEELER SCHOOL is seeking crafters to sell their works at the PTO's second annual craft show and silent auction on November 3. Spaces are $25. To reserve spot, call Kathy Mamis at 3156186 by October 20.
graphic and video documentation show some of his previous commissions, through December 9. Info, 443-5007. Dougherty gives a public talk about his projects September 19, 4:30 p.m. in the Center for the Arts Concert Hall. BURLINGTON ARTIST MEET-UP: Get plugged in to the local art scene at this informal monthly get-together, presented by Art's Alive. Lake & College Board Room, Burlington, 264-4839. September 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m. THIRD THURSDAYS: Local galleries, restaurants and other venues welcome art viewers with a free trolley around Stowe. September 20, 5-9 p.m. Info, 253-7321.
ART MARKET: Local artists offer their wares every Saturday, weather permitting, at the Firehouse Plaza, Burlington City Hall Park, 865-7166. September 22, 9 a.m. 2:30 p.m. ‘OCCUPATION 101 - VOICES OF THE SILENT MAJORITY’: An award-winning documentary on the causes of the IsraeliPalestinian conflict, presented by Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel in conjunction with the Art Hop exhibition by Bread and Puppet founder Peter Schumann, with discussion following. Maynard Building, 696 Pine St., Burlington, 859-9992. September 23, 2-5 p.m.
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LUNCHTIME ART LECTURE: Edward Maeder, director of exhibitions and curator of textiles in Historic Deerfield, gives a talk entitled "The Secret Life of Shoes: Footwear and Its Place in Society," in conjunction with a current exhibit. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 6560750. September 26, 12:15 p.m. RICHARD ROSS: The UVM graduate and renowned photographer gives a presentation about his work. 301 Williams Hall, UVM, Burlington, 656-2014. September 26, 5:30 p.m.
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ONGOING :: burlington area AMY JELEN & JOSHUA GIVENS: Stained glass and oil paintings. Viva Espresso, Burlington, 660-8482. Through October 4. ROBIN LAHUE: Oil paintings and pen-andink drawings. Plan B, Burlington, 4857770. Through October 1. JESSICA HATHEWAY & JEAN WALTZ: "Fissures," paintings inspired by the layers of veins in rocks and gems by
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OPENINGS ‘MATERIAL PURSUITS’: Three site-specific installations and works by 11 other national artists, using such mediums and methods as quilting, embroidery, pipe cleaners, Sculpey and crochet, cross the boundary between craft and fine art; 'EN ROUTE: TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY FROM UVM COLLECTIONS': 19th-century photos and stereographic images from around the world; and 'HEEL TO TOE': Shoes from the permanent collection offer a cross-cultural and historical look at footwear. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 656-0750. Reception September 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Through December 14. DAVID SMITH: Recent paintings. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery, Shelburne, 985-3848. Reception September 21, 6-8 p.m. Through October 23. ‘LOCATION SHIFTS’: Interactive installations by Christa Eerickson, Kathy Marmor and Paul Vanouse that explore the dissolving boundaries and interconnecting politics and economies of globalism. Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, 865-7165. Panel discussion September 20, 5 p.m., at 301 Williams Hall, UVM. Reception September 21, 5-8 p.m. at the Firehouse. Through October. GARY HALL: "Explorations in Contemporary Luminism," contemplative, haunting photographs by the South Burlington photographer. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, Burlington, 652-4500. Reception September 21, 5:30-8 p.m. Through December 29. ROBERT POPICK: Watercolor and oil paintings. Walkover Gallery, Bristol, 453-3188. Reception September 21, 5-8 p.m., with live jazz piano music. Through October. CHARLES BOHN: Oil and watercolor landscape paintings of Vermont, Maine, Ireland and the Maritimes by the Marshfield artist. Aldrich Public Library, Barre, 476-7550. Reception September 22, 2-4 p.m. Through October.
TALKS/ EVENTS PATRICK DOUGHERTY: The internationally known sculptor is creating a large-scale, site-specific public sculpture using local saplings in front of the Kevin P. Mahaney '84 Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, during a residency through September 28. In the museum, photoPLEASE NOTE: Exhibitions are written by Pamela Polston; spotlights written by Marc Awodey. Listings are restricted to exhibits in truly public places; exceptions may be made at the discretion of the editor. Submit art exhibitions at www.sevendaysvt.com/art or send via email by Thursday at 5 p.m., including info phone number, to galleries@sevendaysvt.com. 4x11.5-diageo-bushmills.indd 1
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OPENINGS << 49A Hatheway, and paintings on blueprints exploring the boundary between twoand three-dimensional space, by Waltz. 215 College Artists' Cooperative Gallery, Burlington, 863-3662. Through October 7. MAGGIE SHERMAN: "A Community of Communities," a mid-career retrospective featuring the artist's projects "making art in unexpected places since 1980." L/L Gallery, Living/Learning Center, UVM, Burlington, 656-4200. Through September 21. MAGGIE NEALE: "Color Musings," fiber works. Frog Hollow, Burlington, 8636458. Through September. AL SALZMAN: "Garden of Earthly Delights: An Anti-Septych," seven provocative
Flynndog, Burlington. Through September. JENNIFER KENNEDY: Silver gelatin prints. Firehouse Center Community Darkroom, Burlington, 865-7165. Through October 26. TALIAH LEMPERT: Bicycle paintings by the New York City artist and bicycle activist, Main Gallery; a "bicycle gallery" by Old Spokes Home, Main Lobby; and MIKEY WELSH: "Magpie Mania for a Defective Gene," paintings and sculpture from found and recycled materials. Also, bike-and-rider photographic portraits, Basement Space. Sponsored by RideABike, JDK's biking initiative. Sanctuary Artsite, JDK Design, 47 Maple St., Burlington, 864-5884. Through September 28. CONNIE IMBODEN: "The Beauty of Darkness," photographs shot underwater
SOUTH END ART HOP: This 15th annual event includes artworks in more than 80 indoor and 20 outdoor locations. The juried show at 696 Pine St. will be open weekends throughout September: Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., and Sundays, noon - 3 p.m. See the official Art Hop schedule, available around Burlington's South End, for a guide to outdoor sculptures and other indoor exhibits on view all month. Info, www.seaba.com. AD LABERGE: "Fruit, Flowers and a Band Saw," large-format color photographs, Dining Room; JACKIE BISHOP: Acrylic paintings of nature, Greenhouse; and BETHANY FARRELL: Abstract figurative paintings, Bar. The Daily Planet, Burlington, 655-9219. Through September. ABBY MANOCK: "BAG TAG: Episode Back
WATER SHED The black-and-white photography of Connie Imboden, showing at Pine Street Art Works in Burlington, creates a kind of abstract poetry with nude figures without altering or manipulating them. By examining how illuminated female forms are refracted and reflected under water, Imboden’s work achieves a visual grace. Her dramatic contrasts of value suggest subtle movement in the figures’ supple yet ethereal forms. Imboden is an artist of international stature. Her exhibition, titled “The Beauty of Darkness,” shows why. It’s on view through October 2.
paintings. Speaking Volumes, Burlington, 524-5057. Through October 13. ‘ZEITGEIST’: Paintings, sculpture, installation, photography, prints and video by 16 local artists. Vermont Community Access Media, 208 Flynn Ave., Burlington, 651-9692. Through October 27. DIANE G. BELL: "Watercolors of Southern Vermont." Magnolia Restaurant, Burlington, 824-6195. Through September. JUDE BOND: "Every Cliché in the Book," mixed media; and 'OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD': Cliché-based hats by Jude Bond and others; and 'HOME IS WHERE THE HURT IS': an installation about living with domestic violence by Joanna Burr and Women Helping Battered Women.
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in a lit swimming pool. Pine Street Art Works, Burlington, 863-8100. Through October 2. VICTORIA SHALVAH HERZBERG & DON HERZBERG: A celebration in art and poetry. Heineberg Senior and Community Center, Burlington, 863-3982. Through October 1. ‘BACK TO SCHOOL’: A group show of art on the theme, through September; and MATTHEW THORSEN: Photographs, through October. Red Square, Burlington, 859-8909. RICHMOND RUGGERS: A hooked rug exhibit by the local group, with demonstrations on exhibit weekends. Emile A. Gruppe Gallery, Jericho, 899-3211. Through October 21.
Home," a mixed-media, interactive, post-grad-school show. Studio STK, Burlington, 657-3333. Through September 22. RACHEL TROOPER: "Shoot the Moon," paintings depicting the journey of a once-caged bird as it flies around the house and out a window. Kasini House, Burlington, 264-4839. Through October 6. GERARD RINALDI: "Disquietude: Site, Memory, Altars, Short Stories," 38 new works in this third installment of the Vermont artist's Short Story Theater series. Pickering Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 865-7200. Through September. MALTEX EXHIBITION: Ten Vermont artists
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fill the hallways of all four floors with paintings, photographs, prints and sculptures. Maltex Building, Burlington, 8657166. Through November. KAREN DAWSON: Oil on canvas paintings, Gates 1 & 2; KATHY BLACK: Oil on canvas paintings, Skyway; and ROBERT HITZIG: Hanging wooden sculptures, Escalator wall. Burlington Airport, 8657166. Through October. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;VOICES FROM PALESTINEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Paintings by 17 Palestinian children living under Israeli occupation in the Aida refugee camp near Bethlehem. Metropolitan Gallery, Burlington City Hall, 865-7166. Through October 3. JAIRO DECHTIAR: Works on fabric inspired by primitive art. Co-op Member Artist Gallery, City Market, Burlington, 6608349. Through September. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;MONKEYS WITH WINGS: THE FIRST 30 YEARSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Thirty-year historical archives that created the flying monkeys of Burlington, by Rik Carlson, Steve Larrabee and others. Main Street Landing, Burlington, 800-296-1445. Through September 29. KENT RAIBLE: "Ancient Traditions," handgranulated jewels in gold and gemstones; and LIZ NELSON: "The Road Taken," paintings in mixed media. Grannis Gallery, Burlington, 660-2032. Through September. RICHARD JOSEPH: Figure drawings by the realist artist and art prof. McCarthy Arts Center Gallery, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 654-2536. Through October. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;GLORIFIED HOMEWORKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Artworks by students in the high school Self-Advocacy Theater Program by VSA Arts of Vermont. Chittenden Bank, Burlington, 655-4606. Through September 28. TRICE STRATMANN & SHAYNE LYNN: Paintings and photographs, respectively, by the Vermont artists. Shelburne Art Center, 985-8438. Through September 29. ROBERT M. FISHER: Paintings by the internationally known abstract expressionist; and 'BETWEEN TWO WORLDS': Paintings by Marina Epstein; and BENJAMIN DAVIS: Paintings. Artpath Gallery, Wing Building, Burlington, 563-2273. Through October. DOROTHY STONE: "Pax Flora: Sustaining Floral Images from England and
Nantucket," photography. Toscano Restaurant, Richmond, 324-5574. Through September. GABRIELLE TSOUNIS-POPE & LYNA LOU NORDSTROM: Bold abstract paintings in acrylic and soft color images in oil monotype, color graph and mixed-media paintings. Gallery Corner at Ashley Furniture Homestore, Burlington, 865-9911. Through September. ETHAN Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;HARA: Paintings of cartoon monsters and other beasts made on top of secondhand-store unfinished works. Made Boutique & Gallery, Burlington, 6510659. Through September. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;SOMETHING PERTAINING TO GODâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Patchwork quilts, pillows and clothing by Rosie Lee Tompkins; 'CHANDELIRIOUS!': The Dazzling World of Contemporary Chandeliers; 'STARS AND BARS': Amish quilts; 'MY BAD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; IT'S ALL GOOD': The Designs of Jason Miller; 'CONTEMPORARY VERMONT QUILTS'; 'GOT EBAY?': Celebrity Collections Created Online; 'JOHN JAMES AUDUBON': Prints from the permanent collection; 'EARLY AMERICAN PAINTINGS': 18th- and early 19thcentury works from the permanent collection; 'OGDEN PLEISSNER: ON THE WATER': Landscapes and fishing scenes by the sporting artist; 'OUT OF THIS WORLD': Shaker designs past, present and future; and 'GOING GREEN: 20 ECOFRIENDLY DESIGNS FOR A HEALTHIER LIFE': Contemporary alternatives to wellknown objects from daily life. Shelburne Museum, 985-3346. Through October 28. GROUP SHOW: Paintings, photographs, prints, sculpture and mixed media by eight Vermont artists. Maltex Building, hallways on all four floors, Burlington, 865-7166. Through October.
:: champlain valley TRISTAN SCHIPA: "Close Out Abstraction," works based on late modernist abstraction. Starry Night CafĂŠ, Ferrisburgh, 4254481. Through October 25. EDWARD LOEDDING: "A Study in White," 18 large, floral digital paintings. Brandon Artists' Guild, 247-4956. Through October. TONY MOORE: "Paradox in Form," figurative
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sculpture. Gallery in-the-Field, Brandon, 247-0125. Through October 28. KIMBERLEE FORNEY: "Joy at Play in the World," exuberant acrylic paintings. Art on Main, Bristol, 893-7503. Through September. ‘CHINESE BLUE-AND-WHITE PORCELAINS OF THE MING AND QING DYNASTIES’: Originating in the 14th century, this collection includes prized pieces made for the imperial court; and 'RESONANCE FROM THE PAST: AFRICAN SCULPTURE FROM THE NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART': Figures of gods, spirits and ancestors as well as masks and ritual objects by the peoples of West and Central Africa from the 17th to 20th century. Kevin P. Mahaney '84 Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 443-5007. Through December 9.
:: central ‘ART IN THE ROUND BARN’: An annual group exhibit in multiple media works by Vermont artists, sponsored by the Green Mountain Cultural Center. Round Barn, Waitsfield, 496-7722. September 24 - October 8. SALLY BOWRING: "The Order of Things," paintings by the former Vermonter, now in Virginia. Bundy Center for the Arts, Waitsfield, 496-4781. Through November. ‘A DAY IN THE LIFE OF TUNBRIDGE’: Fifty photographs by 17 photographers featuring residents, places and events on Memorial Day 2007. Tunbridge Library, 889-9404. Silent auction bids on the works will raise money to repair the Tunbridge Church steeple. September 19 - October 14. BEN MATCHSTICK: "Scrapbook 3.0: Three Years with Cardboard Teck," photos, sketches and collage by the member of Cardboard Teck Instantute. The Back Wall at the ReStore, Montpelier, 2291930. Through September. ROGER CROWLEY: Photographs. Montpelier City Hall, 223-2464. Through October. SHAWN LINEHAN & KEN BECK III: "Simpexity," an audio/video installation by the Portland, Oregon-based team, featuring the digital photography of Linehan and a DJ performance by Beck, a.k.a. Dub Exorcist. The Brick Box at the Paramount, Rutland, 775-0570. Through October 19. ‘ORIGINS’: Sculptures by artists who were involved in the formative years of the center, part of its 20th anniversary celebration. Carving Studio and Sculpture Center, W. Rutland, 438-2097. Through October 28. SCULPTFEST07: The annual outdoor exhibit features site-specific installations by 13 regional, national and international artists. Carving Studio and Sculpture Center, W. Rutland, 438-2097. Through October 28. ROBIN LAHUE: "This and That," works in various media. L.A.C.E., Barre, 4857770. Through September. ART RESOURCE ASSOCIATION: A members' show featuring works by central Vermonters in multiple media. City Center, Montpelier, 485-8056. Through September 29. DEBORAH ALDERMAN: "Quilted Vermont," wall hangings. Statehouse Cafeteria, Montpelier, 828-0749. Through October. SUE SCHILLER: Prints exploring nature, portraits, nudes and music. Two Rivers Printmaking Studio, White River Junction, 295-5901. Through September. NICHOLAS HECHT: "Cave Paintings and Other Stories," works by the local artist. Vermont Supreme Court Lobby, Montpelier, 828-5657. Through October 5. PAUL CALTER: "Squaring the Circle: Forty Years of Art and Geometry," sculptures, paintings, drawings and photographs. Christine Price Gallery, Castleton State College, 468-1266. Through October 5. NANCY TAPLIN: Recent paintings and drawings by the Vermont artist. Big Picture Gallery, Rochester, 767-9670. Through September. ANTOINETTE JACOBS: "Works in Progress," new steel sculpture and recent nonfigurative acrylic paintings.
Blinking Light Gallery, Plainfield, 4540141. Through September. CHARIS CHURCHILL: "About Time," a three-part oil painting and series of figures depicting emotion. The Green Bean Art Gallery, Capitol Grounds, Montpelier, artwhirled23@yahoo.com. Through September. LAURA PERRY: Colorful textile collages by the British artist. Vermont Chocolatiers, Northfield, 485-5567. Through September 29. SHEENA BENOIT: "Of the Past," mixedmedia works. The Shoe Horn, Montpelier, 223-5454. Through September. ‘ALTERED REALITY’: Works by seven artists who use photography as a starting point, but manipulate the prints in various ways. Cooler Gallery, White River Junction, 295-8008. Through September 29. WENDY JAMES: "Black/White and Color," photomontages and oil paintings. The Lazy Pear Gallery, Montpelier, 223-7680. Through October. VERMONT’S WPA COLLECTION: Art from the Works Progress Administration of the 1930s that has been stored at the Wood, Main Gallery, through November 4; and GLORIA KAMEN: Portraits of classical composers, South Gallery, through September; and 'WOOD'S MONTPELIER': Oils, watercolors and drawings by the gallery's namesake artist, Wood Room, through November 4. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier, 828-8743. SELENE LUTSCHAG, JOHN VAN DEREN & MARIA BARTARUM: "Emerging Artists," photography exploring landscape, still lifes, travel and nudes. Afterimage Gallery, Montpelier, www.afterimagephoto.com. Through September 24. MICHAEL T. JERMYN: "Who Are We Is Who We Are," portrait photography. Rhapsody Café, Montpelier, 223-1570. Through September. PAUL GRUHLER: "Innerlines," paintings. Spotlight Gallery, Vermont Arts Council, Montpelier, 828-5422. Through September 28. ‘PAINT THE GALLERY RED’: Flamboyant red artworks pay homage to the hot days of summer, Main Gallery; SPA TEACHERS' SHOW: Mixed-media works, Second Floor Gallery; and PRINTMAKING STUDIO SHOW: A variety of work produced by printmakers at SPA. Studio Place Arts, Barre, 479-7069. Through September 22. SANDRA HELLER BISSEX: "Rhythms in Collage," innovative brushwork, photography and collage works. Governor's Office, Pavilion Building, Montpelier, 828-0749. Through September 28.
:: northern GAYLEEN AIKEN: "A Selection of Historic Works Spanning 50 Years," paintings, cardboard figures, collage books and more from 1936 to 1986, by the late self-taught Vermont artist. GRACE Gallery, Old Firehouse, Hardwick, 4726857. Through September. FRANK CALIFANO: Brnoze sculptures, focusing on equestrian themes. Vermont Fine Art Gallery, Stowe, 253-9653. Through September. ‘NATURE REMAINS: THE ARTIST AS ENVIRONMENTALIST’: The convergence of art and environmental advocacy is the theme of an exhibit featuring nine influential artists from Vermont and beyond: Cameron Davis, Rebecca Goodale, Patricia Johanson, Chris Jordan, Ken Leslie, Edward Koren, Peter Schumann and Adelaide Tyrol. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 253-8358. Through November 17. SUSAN RUSSELL: "Transportals," new paintings by the Calais artist. The Green Mountain Fine Art Gallery, Stowe, 2531818. Through October. MEMBERS’ WORK: September's four featured artists at this co-op gallery are Alison Dublier, Barbara Colgrove, Rebecca Bennett and Frank Tiralla. Artist in Residence, Enosburg Falls, 9336403. Through September. ‘CROSSING BORDERS’: A group show of eight local and international fine artists. Whitewater Gallery, East Hardwick, 563-2037. Through
September. SARAH BOWEN: "Trusting the Image," mixed-media paintings by the Vermont artists that explore themes of wholeness and transformation. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College, 635-1469. Through September. ELEANOR GOUD, SHARON MAGRUDER & ANDREW SINCLAIR: "The Physical, the Metaphysical and the Mysterious," paintings and sculptures. The Painted Caravan Gallery, Johnson, 635-1700. Through September 27. ‘SCULPTURE IN THE GARDEN’: Fantasies in metal by Bruce Hathaway, Piper Strong, Kathryn Lipke Vigesaa and Rebecca Aviva Schwarz. Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville, 644-5100. Through October. ‘LAND AND LIGHT’: A juried exhibition of 50 landscape artists from around New England. Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville, 644-5100. Through October 21.
:: southern ‘THE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW’: Eight local artists show their work in traditional film or digital as well as hand-painted photographs. Pegasus Gallery, Quechee, 296-7693. Through September. ‘THE FAMILY TREE’: Three artistic relatives show their works: Dad Fred Scherer, landscapes in oil; daughter Deidre Scherer, figurative works in fabric and thread; and mom Cicely Aikman, paintings on canvas. Robert L. Crowell Gallery at the Moore Free Library, Newfane, 365-7948. Through September 29. AUGUST SOLO EXHIBITIONS: Works in multiple media by regional artists. Yester House Gallery, Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, 362-1405. Through September 23. ‘MODERN REVERIES’: An exhibit of American painting and mainstream realism, 1920-1960. Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester, 362-1405. Through October 7. ‘GREEN MOUNTAIN TREASURES’: Selected paintings from the private collections of past and present SVAC trustees, through September 23; and 'MODERN REVERIES': American painting and mainstream realism, 1920-1960, through October 7. Elizabeth de C. Wilson Museum, Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester, 362-1405.
:: regional WENDA GU: "The Green House," a massive, site-specific sculpture created from more than 430 pounds of hair collected from members of the college and greater Upper Valley community, through October 28; MAGDELENE ODUNDO: "Resonance and Inspiration," recent ceramic vessels and drawings, through October 14; 'AMERICAN ART AT DARTMOUTH: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE HOOD': More than 160 works presenting a comprehensive overview of the permanent collection in fine art and artifacts, through December 9; and 'AMERICAN WORKS ON PAPER TO 1950': Highlights from the permanent collection of drawings, watercolors, prints and photographs, September 22 December 9. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 603-646-2808. ‘AMERICAN STREAMLINED DESIGN’: More than 180 objects from the home, workshop, sports and leisure that illustrate a sleek style from the 1930s, through October 28; and EMILY CARR: "New Perspectives," some 200 artworks and objects by the late Canadian artist, through September 23; and 'COMMUNICATING VESSELS': New technologies and contemporary art by artists from Canada and abroad who are funded by the Daniel Langlois Foundation, through October 14; and 'SACRED ART AND THE SULPICIANS OF MONTREAL': One hundred works of art commemorating the cultural influence of French Sulpician Fathers 157-2007, through November 25. Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, U.S. tickets: 1-800-678-5440. $15/7.50. �
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“Prussian Pollyanna,” black-and-white photography by Michael T. Jermyn of Montpelier. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Seven Days accepts hi-res digital files (minimum of 200 dpi) and full-color reproductions of 2-D artwork from area artists for a one-time, non-paying “Public Art” exhibition. Submissions must be vertically oriented non-originals no larger than 8 ½ x 11”. Do not send work that is currently being exhibited elsewhere in Vermont. We will only return artwork that includes a SASE with appropriate postage. Please include your name, address, phone number, title of the works and medium. Send submissions to: Seven Days, c/o Public Art, PO Box 1164, Burlington, VT 05402; or email: publicart@sevendaysvt.com. No phone calls, please.
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“Note to Self: Stop focusing so much on being focused and just be really aware of making sure you’re concentrating.”
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SEVEN DAYS | september 19-26, 2007 | funstuff 55A
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playing the electronic field
The Road Less Traveled Too many games. Gamers lament that, while their world overflows with interesting things to play, they’ll never have a chance to get to them all. Greg Costikyan at Manifesto Games wants to make it worse by pointing out hundreds of new games you’ve probably never heard of. With the motto “One interesting game a day,” Playthisthing.com is leading the charge Manifesto started. They’re shaking up the game business by getting people to look past blockbuster titles to novel, provocative and just-plain-weird electronic entertainment. Ever consider sitting down to a game that simulates political gerrymandering? Play This Thing! urges you to give “The Redistricting Game” a go. Based on the very real art of manipulating political boundaries to sway elections, the game manages to teach you a few things about the messy business of getting people into public office while providing a compelling strategy challenge. “Playing With Fire” offers an abstract puzzle game in which burning things helps you find a solution, while “Eternal Daughter” serves up old-school side-scrolling adventure that is comparable to Game Boy Color. “Tragedy of the Bunnies” is a simple allegory demonstrating that private property isn’t such a bad thing, and “Defcon” entertains by explaining lucidly why nuclear war exists. “Defcon” also exemplifies why Play This Thing! stands out as an important as well as an interesting Internet diversion. For less than $20, “Defcon” is a masterful variant of speed chess where nothing is left to chance, as you attempt to outnuke players across the network in an eerily sterile situation room. PTT reminds you to put down the Xbox controller long enough to take
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Play This Thing! www.playthisthing.com Games typically are unrated.
a look at games like this. The site’s recommendations range from casual puzzles and adventure titles to art games and interactive advertisements. Many of the games are free; some are downloadable demos, and others are traditional tabletop games that require a visit to the local hobby shop. What they all have in common is their ability to tickle the fancy of one of the hard-boiled editors who supply the site reviews each day. Packed with games, links and information, the site stands as one of the most impressive videogame offerings in a long time. PTT was designed both to promote the independent games sold on the Manifesto site and to stimulate a real appetite for something new in gamers whose taste has grown dull on mainstream pabulum. It balances business with a back-to-basics attitude. Just to keep the record straight, it should be noted that the site isn’t solely about selling product. Open forums invite anyone to suggest games for review and to track games
slated for a turn on the site’s home page. Coupling these forums with reader ratings, PTT promises to turn into one of the best resources on the Web for finding and tracking fringe games. Who’s It For: Got some time to kill during your lunch break? Or are you just curious about what creative people can come up with when not trying to program the Next Big Thing? A visit to playthisthing.com provides plenty of distractions and surprisingly smart amusements. If You Like This, Try That: Head over to sister site manifestogames. com and demo top independent games. If you like them, pay for the full game and keep on playing. Best Part: Even as developers continue to crank out interesting new product, there’s plenty of stuff about to get swept into the dustbin of history. Thanks to playthisthing. com, you can find links to worthwhile classics.
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Difficulty this week: HH H = Moderate HH = Challenging HHH = Hoo, boy!
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theborowitzreport Exhausted, Thompson Quits Race, Calls Weeklong Campaign ‘Punishing’
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aying that he was “totally exhausted and drained,” former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson withdrew from the race for the Republican presidential nomination today. Mr. Thompson’s move surprised supporters and rivals alike, since the Tennessean had announced his candidacy just a week earlier. But in his announcement, Mr. Thompson made it clear that the “punishing” schedule of a presidential candidate was not to his liking: “I am putting in seven, sometimes eight-hour days, and that is not what I signed up for.” When asked when he began having second thoughts about his decision to run for president, the former senator replied, “I’d say halfway through my announcement on the Leno show -- I could definitely feel myself fading.” The erstwhile candidate said that his week on the campaign trail made him long for his days as an actor on the NBC series “Law and Order.” “We’d find out that there was a murder, and bam, an hour later it was quittin’ time,” he said. Davis Logsdon, chairman of the political science department at the
University of Minnesota, offered this comment on Mr. Thompson’s surprising decision: “This should end the debate over whether Fred Thompson is ‘lazy like a fox’ or just plain old lazy.”
This should end the debate over whether Fred Thompson is “lazy like a fox” or just plain old lazy. Davis Logsdon
For his part, Mr. Thompson scoffed when a reporter asked if he was departing the race to spend more time with his family. “Oh, please, that’s even more exhausting than running for president,” he said. “Right now I just want a nap.” Elsewhere, intelligence experts say that Osama bin Laden’s physical appearance in his new video indicates that he is alive and planning to date.
Award-winning humorist, television personality and film actor Andy Borowitz is author of the new book The Republican Playbook. To find out more about Andy Borowitz and read his past columns, visit www.borowitzreport.com
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the Yaghan
language of Tierra del Fuego, mamihlapinatapai is a word meaning “gazing into each other’s eyes, each hoping that the other will initiate something that both desire but which neither one wants to start.” If I’m reading the astrological omens correctly, you’ve been experiencing some version of this poignant deadlock lately. It may have made sense for you to refrain from making the first move up until now, but it no longer does. Get yourself in a generous mood and provide the jumpstart you’ve both been hesitant to try.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Symphonie
Fantastique is widely regarded as one of the most important pieces of music of the 19th century. French composer Hector Berlioz wrote it in 1830 as a response to being rejected by the woman he loved, hoping to seduce her with the power of his artistry. Your assignment in the coming week, Taurus, is to emulate Berlioz: Capitalize on a refusal you’ve had to endure; create a masterpiece in rebellion against a repudiation you’ve experienced; make a thing of beauty to compensate for being shunned or ignored. (P.S. The woman in question, Harriet Smithson, eventually married Berlioz.)
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “I feel worst
when I’m not learning,” writes Harker, one of my readers, “whether it be the stickier details of things I’ve almost mastered or the fresh spring wind of something entirely new to me.” If you share that perspective, as many Geminis do, I’ve got some good news for you: In the next 30 days you could learn more about love and intimacy than you have in the past two years. For those of you who are brave enough to shed your knowit-all romantic theories, the coming weeks could be like an intensive workshop in the fine art of creating exciting togetherness.
CANCER
(June 21-July 22): Neuroscientists at Britain’s Bristol University have concluded that playing in the dirt can make you feel really good. That’s because most soil is crawling with
species of bacteria that interact favorably with the human body, strengthening the immune system and stimulating the brain in the same way antidepressants do. The astrological omens suggest that you capitalize on this discovery, Cancerian. You can obtain great health benefits from playing in a sandbox, wrestling with a friend in the dirt, creating mud pies, or smearing clay on your face. In fact, having any kind of messy, down-to-earth fun is highly recommended.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The nature of your
imminent future has certain resemblances to what happened at a Chinese zoo, where a baby tiger named Sai Mai was breast-fed by a mother pig and fully accepted by her piglet “siblings.” As your ruling metaphor, we could also use the scenario that unfolded at an animal facility in Kenya, where a young hippopotamus named Owen was adopted by a giant, 120-year-old tortoise. In other words, Leo, you should expect exotic pairings that lead to unprecedented expressions of symbiosis and synergy.
VIRGO
(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): If you use email, you have a spam filter. You block out the sales pitches, fake information, and random noise that constantly flow toward your inbox. In the coming week, I urge you to expand your concept of what constitutes spam by shielding yourself against all the other junk food for thought that besieges you. Be ruthlessly discerning about the toxins that spew from the radio, TV, Web, newspapers and magazines. Minimize your contact with narcissists who think “conversation” consists of you soaking up their compulsive self-revelations. You might even erect a psychic spam filter to repel the fearful images that sometimes bubble up from your subconscious mind.
LIbRA
(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Art critic Simon Schama prefers not to think of Van Gogh’s “Wheatfield With Crows” as the work of an unhappy madman battling with suicidal urges. Rather, he prefers to see it as the seminal masterpiece of a modern genius who
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Of all the signs in the zodiac, you routinely enjoy the most interesting problems. No one else can compete with your talent for dreaming up original sins, either. I expect that in the coming weeks, you’ll once again assert your mastery in these two areas, leaving the rest of us muttering in amazed awe as we behold the beautiful, stinking, useful, hellacious, intriguing messes you stir up. Congratulations in advance for the resourcefulness and courage I know you will summon from the abyss of your subconscious mind.
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Homer Simpson, star of the TV show “The Simpsons,” has a continually evolving list of the many feats he hopes to accomplish in his life. Among the fantasies that have come true for him are being the manager of a country-western singer, keeping a diary while living in the wilderness, devouring the world’s most massive hoagie, and seeing Stevie Nicks naked. In accordance with your astrological omens, Homer is your role model in the coming week. May he inspire you to carry out one of your lifelong dreams, and to add three more lifelong dreams to your list for the future.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Three
hundred years ago, a Miwok Indian family slept on the land where my home now stands. I salute them. I celebrate them with a sense of wonder and curiosity. Three hundred years from tonight, who knows what will be here? A Chinese mosque? An android research facility? A polyglot, polyamorous, multicultural commune? Whoever may be here then, I salute them. I celebrate them with wonder and curiosity. In
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accordance with your omens, Capricorn, I urge you to use what I just did as a starting point for an extended meditation. Gaze both backwards and forwards in time with a spirit of playful reverence. Spur your imagination to fantasize about the people who have preceded you and who will follow you. Feel the way your destiny has been blessed by the past, and think about how your life will bless the future.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Dear Rob:
Every night recently, I’ve dreamt I’m committing crimes like fraud, robbery and embezzlement. (No murders, thank God!) It’s getting so I’m not that happy about going to sleep. I feel bad about the mayhem I’m perpetrating. (Although I did have a fun car chase once.) I don’t dream about the fruits of the crimes, just the criminal activities themselves. Is this something Aquarians in general are going through? I can’t tell if I feel guilty about something, am psyching myself up to be an outlaw, or have just been watching too many episodes of ‘Law & Order.’ — On the Lam.” Dear On the Lam: My guess is that your dreams (like those of many Aquarians) are prodding you to find more meaningful, productive ways to express creative rebellion in your waking life.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Mythologist
Joseph Campbell wrote books that describe the archetypal elements of the hero’s journey. Borrowing his perspective, I want you to know that it’s a perfect moment to take on the role of the hero and carry out an extended exploration of the underworld. Although it’s dark and odd down there, it happens to be the realm where your soul feels most at home. And your ego? It will probably feel like an exile, at least initially, but I bet it will ultimately find the underworld to be unexpectedly interesting and rewarding. For best results, Pisces, make a forceful decision to wander through the place with an adventurous spirit; don’t wait around for fate to command you to make an appearance. Dive down! Dig deep!
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SEVEN DAYS | september 19-26, 2007 | film 59A
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film reviews No End in Sight HHHH
H FIGHT CLUB Ferguson traces a multitude of mistakes in Iraq back to an inner circle with minimal military experience.
ow many years, how many lost lives, how many readily avoidable blunders have we witnessed since our commander-in-chief stood on the deck of that aircraft carrier under a sign declaring “Mission Accomplished” and announced that combat operations in Iraq had reached an end? The answers to these and dozens of other questions about how the invasion wound up as badly bungled as it did can be found in this exhaustive and authoritative documentary from first-time writerdirector Charles Ferguson. This filmmaker’s approach is virtually the reverse of the one trademarked by Michael Moore. The voice of No End in Sight isn’t the director’s. The outrage, bewilderment and contempt aimed at the architects of the Iraq disaster aren’t his, either. Ferguson’s masterstroke is his decision to tell this tragic story in the voices of irrefutable witnesses to the quagmire-in-the-making: officials at the Pentagon, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Intelligence Council, the U.S. Army and the Marine Corps, and former Bush appointees such as Richard Armitage and General Jay Garner. A great many voices are heard, all with one thing in common: incredulity at the way expert advice was consistently trivialized and even dismissed outright by a small inner circle of armchair warriors with virtually no military experience. The director pulls back the curtain to reveal a handful of administration officials who set events in motion as though playing with toy soldiers. We see
them shifting the focus from those responsible for the attacks of 9/11 to a dictator who was known to have no connection to Al-Qaeda — just for the hell of it, basically — and then making one staggeringly stupid mistake after another in the wake of the invasion. The film shows clearly how Rumsfeld, Cheney, Rice, Bremer and their assistants — with the president just barely in the loop — themselves set the stage for the insurgency. They needed no help from Osama bin Laden. U.S. forces failed to protect the Iraqi Museum and Library, occasioning the loss of the country’s national heritage while giving its people the message that their liberators placed little value on it. By allowing widespread looting to continue in the wake of the assault on Baghdad, as American soldiers looked on, the administration effectively told the city’s residents they would have to look to Muslim
militias for protection of their lives and property. And the stupidest move of all: By disbanding the half-million-man Iraqi army (which could have been used to restore order), the war’s planners instead sent hundreds of thousands of suddenly unemployed, angry, heavily armed fighters into the streets, where they continue to blow up American personnel on a regular basis to this day. No End in Sight is the most important film of the year thus far. More significantly, it’s the most comprehensive, clear-eyed account of the Iraq debacle and the arrogance behind it that we have. If it doesn’t win the Oscar for best documentary, we’ll have to conclude that its studio hired the same geniuses who sold this war to handle its award-season marketing campaign. RICK KISONAK
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I SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE Jodie Foster plays a crime victim who gets empowered, but not in a good way, in Neil Jordan’s revenge drama.
s it possible to make a liberal vigilante movie? In The Brave One, Jodie Foster plays Erica Bain, a mousy Manhattan talk radio host who’s closer to Ira Glass than Rush Limbaugh. When she wants to discuss American violence, she quotes D.H. Lawrence and Emily Dickinson, not Clint Eastwood’s “Make my day” speech. And when a caller suggests that the vigilante who’s been gunning down street thugs is doing the city a service, she cuts him off, looking mortified at such right-wing blather. Which is odd, since Erica herself is the vigilante. But this latest from Irish director Neil Jordan is an odd movie. Where one might expect a rabble-rousing female version of Death Wish, it’s actually a study in grief and ambivalence, as moody and murky as the director’s Oscar-winning The Crying Game. Also like The Crying Game, it pivots on the unlikely but compelling relationship that develops between two unhappy people — here, Foster and an insomniac homicide detective played by Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow). Like the lovely London hairdresser in that other movie, Foster’s character has a secret, though the “equipment” she’s concealing is a 9-millimeter automatic. Will Howard, who’s investigating the vigilante slayings, find out? And will he care? It all starts when mild-mannered Erica takes the dog for a walk in Central Park with her hunky doctor fiancé (Naveen Andrews of “Lost,” just as under-used here). When muggers jump the couple in a tunnel and begin beating them, Jordan fractures the violence in a way that distances us, showing us much of the action through the viewfinder of the attackers’ video camera. (Yes, these thugs belong to the YouTube generation.)
Erica wakes from a coma to find her lover dead and her life empty, except for a nagging fear that something like this might happen again. She buys a gun, and when the occasion arises, she uses it — first in what might still be construed as selfdefense, then in increasingly tepid blood. When trouble doesn’t find her, she starts to look for it. Vigilante dramas have their roots in Elizabethan revenge tragedies, which carried the pious message that “an eye for an eye” merely perpetuates the cycle of violence. At the same time, they catered to the audience’s desire to see bad guys bite it. For all its subtlety, The Brave One does the same thing. The city Erica experiences is a paranoid’s fever dream, with evil lurking around every corner, and Jordan and the screenwriters put us in a position where it’s hard not to cheer for her when she pulls a Bernhard Goetz. But we also see how her own violence sickens and bewilders her, even as she starts to depend on the rush she gets from being judge, jury and executioner. Foster’s taut, slow-burn performance makes all this plausible — though it should be noted that she does more husky, anguished whispering than Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense. The screenplay hints that Erica’s story might be a parable for something bigger, like the situation of New York — or America, for that matter — reeling in the wake of a horrific surprise attack. “I always thought that fear belonged to other people . . . until it touched me,” Erica tells her listeners. References to the war and suicide bombers suggest that the movie is an elegy for more than just one woman’s innocence.
But hackneyed TV-cop-drama devices pull The Brave One down, as does an ending that’s too muddled to resolve anything. Howard does amazing work as the detective, who seems to be half courting this perp and half waiting to pounce on her. Too bad, when he finally decides what to do, the movie gets cheesy. Erica’s taken way more than an eye for an eye at that point, and we’re left wondering exactly who’s going to save the city from this liberal gone postal — or her from herself. MARGOT HARRISON
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BRAND UPON THE BRAIN: From the strange mind of writer-director Guy Maddin comes this partially blackand-white, silent narrative in which Maddin returns to his now-abandoned childhood home to paint an orphanage where his father performed experiments on children. With Susan Corzatte and Erik Steffen Maahs. (95 min, NR. Palace) EASTERN PROMISES: Viggo Mortensen and Naomi Watts are paired in David Cronenbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thriller about a Russianborn gangster whose loyalties are divided when he meets a beautiful woman targeted by his associates. Armin Mueller-Stahl and Vincent Cassel costar. (100 min, R. Palace) GOOD LUCK CHUCK: Dane Cook and Jessica Alba star in this comedy about a dentist struggling to remove a curse that causes everyone who sleeps with him to find true love with the very next person they date. This proves problematic when he meets the woman of his dreams. Directed by Mark Helfrich. (96 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Palace, Welden) RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION: In the third and last installment of the video-game-based trilogy, our heroine emerges from the Nevada desert for a final face-off against a mysterious force that threatens to leave everyone on the planet undead. Milla Jovovich and Oded Fehr star. Russell Mulcahy directs. (94 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Palace, Sunset, Welden) ROCKET SCIENCE: Spellbound director Jeffrey Blitz makes his narrative feature debut with this oddball look at a stuttering teenagerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming of age through love and public speaking. With Reece Daniel Thompson and Anna Kendrick. (98 min, R. Palace) SYDNEY WHITE: Amanda Bynes stars in this comedy about a freshman who sides with campus outcasts against a faction of sorority mean girls. With Sara Paxton and Matt Long. Directed by Joe Nussbaum. (90 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic, Palace) TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE: From writerdirector Alex (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) Gibney comes this documentary exposing torture practices employed by the U.S. in Iraq,
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SHORTS 10 QUESTIONS FOR THE DALAI LAMA���1/2 Travel filmmaker Rick Ray got an interview with His Holiness the Dalai Lama by . . . emailing him. He documents their conversation in this film, which also includes ample background on the spiritual leaderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life in exile. (85 min, NR. Palace, Savoy) 3:10 TO YUMA���� James (Walk the Line) Mangold updates the 1957 semi-classic Western based on a short story by Elmore Leonard. Russell Crowe and Christian Bale star. (120 min, R. Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Roxy, Stowe) AUTISM: THE MUSICAL���� Tricia Reganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doc follows five L.A. children diagnosed with autism as they create and star in their own musical theater production. (94 min, NR. Palace) BALLS OF FURY��� He wrote Herbie: Fully Loaded. He wrote The Pacifier and Night at the Museum. So now the question is, can Robert Ben Garant write and direct a major studio comedy? Previews suggest the answer may be in the affirmative. Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken and George Lopez star in this comedy set in the underground milieu of extreme ping-pong. With James Hong and Maggie Q. (90 min, PG-13. Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Sunset, Welden)
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Greengrass directs. (111 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic, Palace) THE BRAVE ONE���1/2 Neil (Breakfast on Pluto) Jordan directs Jodie Foster’s latest, which sounds a little like a remake of Death Wish: When a New York City radio host’s fiance is killed in a random attack on the street one night, she transforms into an armed vigilante. With Terrence Howard and Mary Steenburgen. (119 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Palace, Roxy, Stowe) THE BROTHERS SOLOMON�1/2 Will Arnett and Will Forte are teamed in this comedy about socially awkward siblings who run into trouble when they attempt to make their dying father’s wish for a grandchild come true. Kristen Wiig costars. Bob Odenkirk directs. (91 min, R. Majestic) THE NANNY DIARIES��1/2 Based on the best-selling novel by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, this romantic comedy offers a look at high society life from the vantage of the hired help. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney and Alicia Keyes. Robert Pulcini and Shari Berman direct. (107 min, PG-13. Essex, Palace, Sunset) THE TEN��1/2 Actor-writer-director David Wain (Wet Hot American Summer) offers an irreverent take on the Ten Commandments in the form of 10 comic shorts. The ensemble cast includes Winona Ryder, Adam Brody, Gretchen Mol, Ken Marino and Jessica Alba. (95 min, R. Palace) TRANSFORMERS�� Michael (Pearl Harbor) Bay is back in national defense mode with this sci-fi adventure based on the beloved ‘80s toys, in which an alien invasion threatens — you guessed it — to destroy the Earth. With Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, Megan Fox and Jon Voight. (135 min, PG-13. Majestic) VITUS��� Teo Gheorghiu plays an intense 12-year-old piano prodigy who needs some help learning to enjoy life in this Swiss film from Fredi M. Murer. With Bruno Ganz and Julika Jenkins. (120 min, PG. Roxy) WAITRESS���1/2 Keri Russell stars in this Sundance hit about a small-town woman whose life is transformed by the redeeming power of pie. Jeremy Sisto and Nathan Fillion costar. The late Adrienne Shelly cowrote and directed. (104 min, PG-13. Big Picture)
NEW ON DVD/VHS DEATH PROOF���� For its DVD release, Grindhouse, the double-barreled homage to ‘70s exploitation films, has been split into its two parts. In Quentin Tarantino’s half of the double bill, Kurt Russell and his death-dealing, indestructible car take on Rosario Dawson, Zoe Bell and Sydney Poitier. (100 min, R) GRACIE��1/2 Davis (An Inconvenient Truth) Guggenheim directs this inspirational, fact-based story about a teenager who overcame great odds to realize her goal of playing competitive soccer in the 1970s. Starring Carly Schroeder, Elisabeth Shue and Dermot Mulroney. (92 min, PG-13) THE CONDEMNED� Stone Cold Steve Austin stars in the saga of a death row inmate who’s offered a chance to fight to the death for his freedom by a powerful television producer. Vinnie Jones and Rick Hoffman costar. Scott Wiper directs. (100 min, R) THE VALET���1/2 From French filmmaker Francis (Les Comperes) Veber comes this madcap farce about a philandering tycoon who’s photographed with his supermodel mistress and conspires to convince his wife that the beauty is really the girlfriend of a hotel valet who was also caught in the shot. Gad Elmaleh and Daniel Auteuil star. (85 min, PG-13) WE ARE MARSHALL��1/2 In this sports drama based on a true story, Matthew McConaughey plays a coach who helps a West Virginia town heal and rebuild its football heritage after a plane crash kills the local college team. (127 min, PG) �
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Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-8994. wednesday 19 — thursday 20 The 11th Hour 6, 8. La Vie en Rose 5:30, 8:30. friday 21 — thursday 27 The 11th Hour 6, 8. Waitress 6:30, 8:30. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
BIJOU CINEPLEX 1-2-3-4 Rt. 100, Morrisville, 888-3293.
wednesday 19 — thursday 20 Becoming Jane 7. Hairspray 7. Superbad 7. Balls of Fury 7. friday 21 — thursday 27 3:10 to Yuma 2 (Sat & Sun), 6:45, 9 (Fri & Sat). Shoot ’Em Up 2 (Sat & Sun), 6:45, 9 (Fri & Sat). Hairspray 2 (Sat & Sun), 6:45, 9 (Fri & Sat). Superbad 6:45, 9 (Fri & Sat). Daddy Day Camp 2 (Sat & Sun).
*Good Luck Chuck 1:50, 4:30, 7:20, 9:40. *Resident Evil: Extinction 2, 4:40, 7:25, 9:45. *Sydney White 1:40, 4:20, 6:55, 9:30. Mr. Woodcock 1:45, 4:25, 7:10, 9:40. The Brave One 1:20, 4:05, 6:50, 9:30. Shoot ’Em Up 7:15, 9:15. 3:10 to Yuma 1:15, 3:50, 6:40, 9:20. Dragon Wars 1:55, 4:35, 7:05 (except Sat), 9:35. Superbad 1:35, 4:10, 7, 9:35. The Bourne Ultimatum 1:25, 3:55, 6:30, 9:25. Transformers 4. Ratatouille 1:30. Times subject to change. See http://www.majestic10.com.
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Main St., Middlebury, 388-4841.
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Essex Shoppes & Cinema, Rt. 15 & 289, Essex, 879-6543.
College Street, Burlington, 864-3456.
wednesday 19 — thursday 20 3:10 to Yuma 1:30, 4:15, 7:10, 9:40. Balls of Fury 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40. The Bourne Ultimatum 1, 4, 7, 9:45. The Brave One 1:10, 4, 7, 9:35. Halloween 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 9:45. Mr. Bean’s Holiday 1:10, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15, 9:15. The Nanny Diaries 1:20, 4:10, 6:50, 9:20. Superbad 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:45.
wednesday 19 — thursday 20 The 11th Hour 1:30, 3:45, 6:45, 9:30. 3:10 to Yuma 1:20, 3:55, 6:55, 9:15. No End in Sight 1:50, 4:15, 7:10, 9:20. The Brave One 1:35, 4:10, 7, 9:25. Death at a Funeral 1:40, 4:20, 7:05, 9:35. Becoming Jane 1:25, 6:30. Vitus 4, 8:45.
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Main Street, Montpelier, 229-0509. wednesday 19 — thursday 20 Superbad 6, 8:20. Ratatouille 6. Becoming Jane 8:30.
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friday 21 — thursday 27 Balls of Fury 2 (Sat & Sun), 6. 3:10 to Yuma 1:30 & 6 & 8:30 (Sat & Sun), 7:30 (Mon-Fri). Superbad 8.
friday 21 — thursday 27 *Good Luck Chuck 12:50, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:40. *Resident Evil: Extinction 12:50, 3, 5:15, 7:20, 9:35. *Sydney White 1, 4, 7, 9:30. 3:10 to Yuma 1:30, 4:15, 7:10, 9:40. The Bourne Ultimatum 1, 4, 7, 9:45. The Brave One 1:10, 4, 7, 9:35. Mr. Bean’s Holiday 1:10, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15, 9:15. Superbad 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:45.
*Brand Upon the Brain 1:40, 4:05, 6:35. *Rocket Science 1:35, 4, 6:45. *Sydney White 1, 3:30, 6:40, 9:10. *Good Luck Chuck 10:30 a.m. (Thu), 1:15, 3:40, 7:05, 9:30. *Resident Evil: Extinction 1:20, 4:15, 7:10, 9:35. *The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo 1:10 & 8:50 (Mon-Wed). 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama 1:10 (except Mon-Wed), 3:10, 5, 7, 8:50 (except Mon-Wed). The Bourne Ultimatum 9:05. Superbad 1:25, 4:10, 6:55, 9:25. Dragon Wars 8:50. The Brave One 1:05, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15.
friday 21 — thursday 27 *The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters 1:45, 3:30, 5:20, 7:25, 9:30. The 11th Hour 1:30, 3:45, 6:45, 9:20. 3:10 to Yuma 1:40, 4:15, 6:55, 9:15. The Brave One 1:35, 4:10, 7, 9:25. Death at a Funeral 2, 4:20, 7:05, 9:10. Becoming Jane 1:50, 9:05. Stardust 4:05, 6:30. Times subject to change. See http://www.merrilltheatres.net.
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wednesday 19 — thursday 20 Death at a Funeral 6:30, 8:30. friday 21 — thursday 27 *Taxi to the Dark Side 4:30, 8:30. 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama 1:30 (Sat-Mon), 6:30.
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friday 21 — thursday 27 *Eastern Promises 10:30 a.m. (Thu), 1:30, 3:55, 6:50, 9:20.
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n a small farm in the shallow valley of North Chittenden, the Elliott family is doing something ancient yet avant-garde. And they need to be discreet about it. They are drinking, and selling, raw milk. You wouldn’t know it by looking at the family’s porch, on which a cooler of fresh eggs announces itself with a modest sign.
Even though the sale of raw milk is legal in Vermont, that doesn’t mean the state recommends it. There’s no cow in the back yard, and the field across from the house is empty. Up the hill a ways, however, a brown Jersey cow named Godiva stands with her head down, pulling green grass from the ground and macerating it between her teeth. The milk from her udders is expressed twice a day, yielding about three gallons, and is put into plastic jars in the Elliotts’ kitchen refrigerator. They sell it to about six other families for $1.25 per quart. No pasteurization, no homogenization. Just milk, plain and simple. Well, not quite. The sale of milk ceased to be simple sometime in the early 1800s, when fledgling urban areas started to feed “swill” grain — waste
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duce its harmful organisms — won out, but it wasn’t until 1987 that the Food and Drug Administration prohibited the interstate sale of unpasteurized milk. In-state sales of milk are still regulated by individual state governments. It’s unlawful to sell raw milk for human consumption in 15 states, while 26 states allow the sale of raw milk with various limitations. California is one of the few
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license, which comes with a set of strict, expensive guidelines for commercial dairy farms. Additionally, raw-milk purveyors can’t advertise their product, and it can only be sold on the farm where it originates. “The legal term for that,” Moyer says, “is caveat emptor — buyer beware.” The rationale behind the on-site rule is that if someone sees the farm and the cow, then they are ultimately responsible for assessing its cleanliness. Even though the sale of raw milk is legal in Vermont, that doesn’t mean the state recommends it. Following the lead of the FDA in March, the Vermont Department of Health issued a reminder about the health risks associated with drinking unpasteurized milk. “Raw milk potentially contains a wide variety of bacteria — including salmonella, E. coli, listeria, campylobacter and brucella,” the warning states. State epidemiologist Curt Lohff adds flatly, “Consuming raw milk may be harmful to your health.” Those are measured words, however, compared to statements from John Sheehan, the Dairy and Egg Safety Director of the FDA. According to him, drinking raw milk is “like playing Russian roulette with your health,” and it “should not be consumed by anyone, at any time, for any reason.” Tim and Stacey Elliott, both 35, don’t appear the least bit worried. Neither do their five children, ranging in age from 2 to 12. The Elliotts have been growing their own beef, pork and chicken for four years. They started milking this past February, when the kids begged their parents to adopt a neighbor’s Jersey calf. “I said, ‘All right, as long as you promise to milk it,’” Tim tells. He’s the fifth-generation Elliott to farm in what used to be called the Holden Valley, a quiet, out-of-the-way neighborhood anchored by the North Chittenden Wesleyan Church. By day, Tim is a project engineer at Omya. Although he doesn’t have a bumper sticker declaring it, he says he’d rather be farming. Not long after the Elliotts brought Godiva into the family, they had to begin milking her. The family — though not lacking in child laborers — wasn’t about to start a commercial dairy operation with just one cow. Instead, says Tim, “It was a good opportunity to save money for ourselves with milk.” Quarts these days at Shaw’s start at $2. So they purchased a milking machine — a vacuumoperated mechanism with suction cups — and, in the tradition of eons of dairy farmers before them, made cow’s milk part of their daily
diet. Soon the family was getting calls from friends who wanted to do the same thing. Because they had a surplus, the Elliotts attracted a few customers. Connie Mackintosh, 40, is one of the regular ones. She grew up drinking raw milk, but went through a period when none was available to her. At about the same time she had to revert to pasteurized milk, she got a bad case of eczema, a type of skin rash. Her dermatologist said it was caused by stress, but Mackintosh, who lives in Shrewsbury with her husband
and four children, didn’t believe it. “I said, ‘I really don’t think I have a stressful life. I love my life,’” she recalls. She decided to give up milk, her main beverage, and the eczema went away. She’s been drinking raw milk for four years now with no skin problems; her family goes through nearly a gallon a day. The Mackintoshes and Elliotts are examples of the increasing number of people who believe that raw milk has special nutritional and immune system ben>> 0 B
Raw Milk Regs • • • • • • •
Vermont farmers can sell fewer than 25 quarts of farmfresh milk per day to the “end user” of the product. Sales are limited to on-farm sales only. Farmers cannot advertise that they sell farm-fresh milk in any way, except by “word of mouth.” Farmers can supply the containers for the milk, and they can fill containers supplied by the customer. Farmers can have a refrigerator available with filled containers, but they cannot have a sign on the refrigerator indicating prices or availability of farm-fresh milk. The Agency of Agriculture has the authority to inspect farms and require sanitary practices. If the farmer violates the 25-quarts-per-day regulation, the Agency of Agriculture has the authority to fine the farmer up to $1000 per violation.
Rural Vermont recommends that customers purchasing raw milk look for the following farm practices: • Cows graze on pasture and are fed hay when in barns during winter. • Cows receive minerals as supplements or from mineralized soils and plants. • Grain feeding is a minor dietary component. • Teats of cows are clean and dry before milking. • Cows are milked in a clean barn or milking parlor. • Milk is kept chilled. • Farmers are working “in tune with nature” to ensure the absence of pathogens — i.e., cows are not pushed to produce large quantities of milk, soil is fertile, and cows live in a low-stress environment. All info from www.ruralvermont.org.
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TeaT ToTaler Dairy farmers are getting almost twice as much money for liquid milk than they were a year ago. And while that’s good news for Vermont agriculture, the memory of bad times is still vivid. “Two thousand six was the year that nobody made money,” says Margaret Huessy-Laggis, a local spokesperson for the lobbying group Dairy Farmers Working Together. “Everybody was hurt; it didn’t matter how big or small or where you lived.” The solution, according to Huessy-Laggis, 45, of Hardwick and her cohorts, is a new plan to stabilize milk prices. The proposed addition to the federal Farm Bill would pool a fraction of farmers’ profits into a fund to prepare for lean times. Huessy-Laggis is a persuasive and experienced spokesperson for the industry. Although she doesn’t deal directly with chapped udders and piles of manure, she was married to a dairyman for 15 years and now makes her living as a contract lobbyist. Her lengthy resume starts with an ag degree from the University of Vermont. Huessy-Laggis worked for Senators Jeffords and Leahy in Washington “throughout the ’80s” and during the 1990 reauthorization of the Farm Bill, and here in Vermont she’s “done a tremendous amount of agricultural work,” she says. That includes lobbying for the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company and groups vilified by the anti-GMO crowd, such as the Biotechnology Industry Organization and CropLife America, of which Monsanto and Syngenta are “proud members.” For dairy farmers in her native Vermont, though, Huessy-Laggis is offering her persuasive skills gratis. With the legislature not in session, she’s volunteering her time to speak out for the commodity milk crowd. “I have my own personal reasons for wanting to help, and I have a set of skills that I was willing to offer and that this group couldn’t have afforded,” she explains. Why aren’t the farmers doing all the talking themselves? “They’re much more articulate than I am,” she suggests diplomatically, “but much more nervous [around the media].” Last October, Huessy-Laggis was invited to the first meeting of Dairy Farmers Working Together (DFWT), which included farmers from Vermont, New York and New Hampshire. The gathering was prompted by intense frustration over the low prices of 2006, she says. That year, the price of milk dipped to about $11 per hundred pounds, or “hundredweight.” (This year, it’s up to around $20.) Caused by a surplus of merely 4 percent, the price drop affected farmers across the board, Huessy-Laggis says: “It’s the first time that everybody said, ‘I don’t want to visit this nasty train station again.’” Without seeing “anything on the horizon that was going to help them,” members of the DFWT decided to step up and offer their own solution. “The people that were meeting aren’t on the boards of any co-ops,” says Huessy-Laggis, referring to cooperative associations of dairies. “They hadn’t been tainted by 25 years of being unable to get a coalition together nationally. They didn’t have any of that baggage, just had the feeling that we want to try for something better.” Their proposed solution is a regulation mandating that dairy farmers put 13 cents per hun-
dredweight of milk they sell in a fund. That fund would be used to hire expert economic analysts and marketers who would forecast the fluctuations in the milk market for 12 to 18 months in the future, then work with farmers to manage the milk supply and with consumers to encourage consumption. Although the plan wouldn’t guarantee farmers a profit, Huessy-Laggis says, it would “help stabilize the price of milk so farmers could do some long-range planning.” She points out that even “a tiny little surplus can cause a drop in prices paid to farmers,” as in 2006. Right now, an organization called Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) does something similar on a voluntary basis, although it only collects 10 cents per hundredweight of milk sold. “Voluntarily, we haven’t gotten enough money from people to make CWT work,” Huessy-Laggis claims. “Only 67 percent of milk is covered. It hasn’t been a steady, successful participation program.” Under the new plan, farmers would no longer need to contribute to CWT, and their dime would go toward the 13 cents paid into the new pool. Most interested parties agree that the pricing problem needs a holistic solution, but bringing farmers nationwide to consensus is no picnic. “The dairy industry is made up of very independent people, so it’s been hard to come up with a nationally unifying kind of plan. It’s been very regionalized,” Huessy-Laggis says. But with public support from dairying groups in California, Florida and other states, she feels the group has a good chance of getting its proposal on the Farm Bill. “This is the only idea out there; there is nothing else,” she insists. “If dairy farmers want a change, they’re kind of in a position to work with us and make the plan the best it can be, or they can stick with the status quo.” While awaiting the outcome of the Farm Bill, what can local government do to help dairy farmers? In Huessy-Laggis’ mind, not much. She explains that, because most of our fluid milk is purchased by out-of-state entities, our own government “has little control. We’re the numberone exporter of dairy products per capita,” she continues. “In Maine, they consume almost everything they produce in the state. We [Vermonters] consume less than 10 percent of the milk produced in Vermont.” With a small population and a large number of dairy farmers per capita, Vermont also can’t collect enough tax dollars to bolster the farmers when times are rough. Huessy-Laggis suggests some ways to stabilize the price of milk over the long term might be to “retire herds of cows or expand overseas markets” — China, for instance, “looks like this huge empty pit of opportunity for dairy products,” she says. She’s not so optimistic about the potential of companies that make value-added products with Vermont milk, such as the Vermont Milk Company and the Kehler brothers of Jasper Hill Farm. While Huessy-Laggis appreciates such efforts, she says, their milk usage isn’t high enough to make a real difference. “They’re great additions, but they’re not going to be the bedrock of the community,” she opines. “We’ll always depend on milk as a commodity.” > — suzanne podhaizer
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mmm you’re feeding it the right stuff.” The ag agency’s Moyer understands the Elliotts’ perspective. Moyer was raised on a dairy farm in Middletown Springs, where he drank unpasteurized milk growing up with no adverse consequences. Moyer acknowledges, “To this day, it’s almost a routine practice for farm families and their employees to consume raw milk that’s produced on the farm — it’s a longstanding tradition.” All the
milk — turns out to be a great source of income for family farms, since it’s a year-round commodity that fetches far more per gallon than pasteurized milk, and all the proceeds go directly to the farmers. In contrast, the long-standing milk-distribution system, wherein farmers sell their milk at a fixed rate to regional coops, involves a slew of middlemen. It also makes it next to impossible to buy pasteurized milk from the farm down the road.
farmers realize that it’s essential for customers to know the farm the milk comes from. Moyer has heard that Rural Vermont might try to introduce new raw-milk legislation in the upcoming term, and he prefers to see what they offer before commenting on it. But he knows where he stands today. “I’m not the policy maker for the agency — the secretary is,” he explains. “But if asked, my recommendation to him would
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Health regulations limit the public’s access to raw milk, and Rural Vermont is angling to fix that over the next two years by lobbying the legislature. In general, Rural Vermont has three goals for the farmer: to be able to sell as much raw milk as he or she wants, to advertise its sale, and to deliver pre-purchased milk to customers via CSAs or farmers’ markets, or directly to their homes. “What we’re not asking for is retail sales of milk,” Shollenberger stresses. That’s because farmers say they don’t need it, and it would likely be prohibitively expensive to comply with retail sales regulations. Plus,
be that we not promote this activity, because of the public health risk.” Meanwhile, Rural Vermont has been field-testing its ideas for raw milk by way of a series of ice cream socials — with, of course, raw milk — this summer. The Elliotts made ice cream for the event at Wood’s Market Garden in Brandon in June and say the turn-out was “impressive.” Back on the farm, however, raw milk is almost always on the menu. Tim cracks a fresh container and pours a glass for a Seven Days reporter. The one-day-old white liquid is cold, creamy . . . and tastes just like milk. >
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<music> SODA POP :: The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Whoever coined that little nugget probably never visited Vermont; our grass is greener than pretty much anywhere outside of Ireland. However, the sentiment behind the adage likely explains the unending exodus of musicians from Vermont to countless concrete pastures like New York, Chicago and Boston. Add another name to the list of departing musicians:
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I woke up this morning. And then I went right back to bed. Oh, I woke up this morning. With the Devil in my head. You know my baby gave me a warning. But I just got drunk instead. Make it talk, son! It’s probably a good thing that I don’t write blues songs for a living. Fortunately, the Green Mountains are positively crawling with able-bodied, Delta-souled tunesmiths, so I don’t have to. Judging by my above attempt at bluesy lyricism, we can all be grateful for that. Another thing we should be grateful for is The Lincoln Inn. Regular readers are likely aware that over the last few years, the Five Corners watering hole has made a concerted effort to provide highquality entertainment for music fans outside of Burlington and this weekend might prove to be the venue’s crown jewel. Celebrating its third year, the Burlington Blues Fest has quietly built a reputation as one of the best musical celebrations of the year — in Essex Junction. Maybe we ought to rethink that name . . . Sponsored by WCLX — 102.9 FM, The Album Station — the two-night festival kicks off this Thursday with a star-studded lineup of local blues dudes, including guitar guru Paul Asbell, mountain-blues maestros The Eames Brothers, traditionalists Blue Fox & the Rockin’ Daddies and the estimable Kip Meaker Trio. While Thursday night’s free-for-all is, well, free for all, Friday night is the main event and carries a relatively hefty price tag — especially since there’s never been a ticketed event at The Lincoln Inn. But it’s with very good reason, as Grammy-nominated blues guitarist Tab Benoit takes the stage with fellow Louisiana blues-pop collective Leroux. Benoit is as genuine as they come and has garnered worldwide acclaim for his gritty yet virtuosic guitar work and songwriting. Local blues heroes The Nobby Reed Project open the show.
BLOOZE CRUISE If you haven’t had your fill of 12-bar progressions and booze-soaked laments after checking out the Burlington Blues Fest, head over to Finkerman’s Riverside Bar-B-Q in Montpelier — or at least the parking lot — this Sunday for yet another fun-filled day of face-melting guitar solos. This time with a side of pulled pork. The capital city festival is entering its second year and, in addition to performances from local blues magnates such as The Socket Rockets, The John Lackard Blues Band, The Willie Edwards Blues Band and The Dave Keller . . . um, Blues Band, the real draw might be the afternoon workshops in which aspiring bluesmen
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and women can learn from the pros. Bring your guitar, a harmonica in the key of C and a loud Hawaiian shirt. Apparently that’s de rigueur fashion in the world of VT blues. Who knew?
GET ’EM YOUNG As the jam scene is still struggling to fully recover in the wake of Phish’s departure, it occurred to me that many one-time Phishheads are now starting to reproduce, spawning a whole new generation of wiggly jam fans. Perhaps we’ll call them smolt-heads? Or maybe not. In any event, groovy parents seeking a kid-friendly way to introduce rambling guitar jams to their offspring would do well to make their way to the Higher Ground Ballroom this Sunday afternoon as Brady Rymer and The Little Band That Could take the stage for a free performance as part of the Children’s Dimetapp Breathe & Boogie Tour. Rymer has been called “kindermusic’s Jerry Garcia.” Seriously. While I’m not sure that designation would endear him to most parents, I’m guessing the term refers to the former From Good Homes member’s brand of rootsinflected kiddie jam-rock. Or TAB BENOIT maybe he drinks a lot of Dimetapp and Robitussin. Either way, he’s all the rage in children’s music circles, and his tunes are probably palatable enough for parents, too. Ridin’ that train, high on paste . . . I guess it’s a good thing I don’t write children’s music, either.
JAMES KOCHALKA, MOVIESTAR Memo to James Kochalka: Dude, slow down. You’re making the rest of us look bad. In addition to being a successful musician, comic artist, painter and the author of a brand spankin’ new children’s book, Burlington’s consummate superstar can now add “actor” to his considerable resume. Details are a bit hazy — i.e., hard to find through a Google search — but Kochalka has landed a part in an independent film entitled Mars as the co-host of a futuristic infotainment-style news show. Playing Mary Hart to Kochalka’s John Tesh is none other than Liza Weil from the Fox TV melodrama “The Gilmore Girls.” The sci-fi flick is scheduled for completion sometime next year. From what little info is currently available, the film appears to be part motion picture, part graphic novel, and is employing some nifty
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experimental filming techniques to achieve the effect. I have no idea what “rotoscoping” is, but apparently that’s involved, too. As details emerge, I’ll be sure to let you know more. Until then, I imagine Mr. Kochalka will once again busy himself in some wildly original and successful fashion, putting the rest of us to shame. Thanks a lot, James.
CHOICE CUTS I don’t know if you folks have noticed, but we’re in the midst of one of the most exciting stretches in Burlington’s long and storied musical history. Last week, I gave you the rundown of some of the week’s best bets. And if you didn’t go see Feist, all I can say is that I told you so — twice. As terrific as last week’s musical slate was, this week’s might be even better. Frankly, I hardly know where to begin. Maybe I’ll just sidestep the whole issue and tell you to peruse this week’s RICHIE HAVENS club listings and get out of the house. But then, what kind of music writer would I be? A lazy one, I suppose. The lineups at the clubs are pretty self-explanatory — and freakin’ awesome — this week, but a couple of shows happening at unusual venues merit some attention. This Friday, ’60s folk icon Richie Havens will perform at the Vergennes Opera House. If you don’t know who Richie Havens is, put the paper down and call your parents. Right now. The man is legend, plain and simple. On the experimental side of the folk spectrum, San Francisco’s bohemian freak-folk auteur Devendra Banhart makes a stop at UVM’s Davis Center Grand Ballroom this Sunday on the heels of his brilliant new album, Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon. You can read even more about Banhart in this week’s calendar section. So that’s pretty much it. Get out and tune in. �
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THE HIP REPLACEMENTS (improv), Radio Bean, 7 p.m. NC, followed by IRISH SESSIONS, 9 p.m. NC. MIKE MARTIN & GEOFF KIM (jazz), Leunigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 7 p.m. NC. TARYN NOELLE (jazz), Red Square, 8 p.m. NC, followed by DJ CRE8 (hiphop), 11 p.m. NC. RYAN POWER & MISSY BLY (indie), 1/2 Lounge, 9 p.m. NC. THE BREW (rock), Nectarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 9 p.m. NC/$5. 18+. WOVEN, CARRIGAN, FINNRIGGINS (rock), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $5. OPEN MIKE, Manhattan Pizza, 10 p.m. NC. AA. SUPERSTAR KARAOKE, Second Floor, 10 p.m. NC. BEN HARPER & THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS, PIERS FACCINI (singer-songwriters), Flynn MainStage, 8 p.m. $34/44.25/54.50. AA. DAVE HARRISONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S STARSTRUCK KARAOKE, JPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub, 10 p.m. NC. ZAC CLARK, THE SKETCHES (rock), Monkey House, 9 p.m. NC. IRISH PARTY WITH TRINITY & THE MCNEISH SCHOOL OF DANCE, Lincoln Inn Tavern, 7 p.m. NC.
JAZZ JAM, Radio Bean, 6 p.m. NC; SHANE HARDIMAN GROUP (jazz), 8 p.m. NC; ANTONY SANTOR TRIO (jazz), 11 p.m. NC. FRIENDS OF JOE WITH MARK LAMPHIER & TOM STANZIOLA (blues, jazz), Halvorsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 8 p.m. NC. ELLEN POWELL & MARK VAN GULDEN (jazz), Leunigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 7 p.m. NC. JOSH CRAMOY (acoustic), RĂ RĂĄ Irish Pub, 10 p.m. NC. A-DOG PRESENTS (hip-hop), Red Square, 9 p.m. NC. LOWELL THOMPSON & BILL MULLINS (alt-country), 1/2 Lounge, 10 p.m. NC. TOP HAT TRIVIA, Nectarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 7:30 p.m. NC, followed by THOUGHT, SCOTT FISHER (rock, Americana), 9 p.m. NC. MIXED BAG PRESENTS DJ HARRY (electronic dance), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $10/15. 18+. DJ ANUBUS & J2 (hip-hop, reggae), Second Floor, 10 p.m. NC/$5. 18+. TOP HAT ENTERTAINMENT DANCE PARTY (hip-hop, r&b DJs), Rasputinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 10 p.m. NC. DJ BIG DOG & MATLOCK MUSIC (reggae), Plan B, 8 p.m. NC. FATTIE B (down-tempo, soul), The Green Room, 9 p.m. NC. RGB (folk), The Skinny Pancake, 8:30 p.m. NC. NEIL CLEARY, THE JAZZ GUYS, ACTIVISTS/DICTATORS (singersongwriter, rock), Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, 8:30 p.m. $10. AA. WYLD STALLIONS RECORDS CD RELEASE PARTY WITH IN THIS CENTURY, SLUGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S REVENGE, WHISKEY SMILE (rock), The Monkey House, 8 p.m. $3. BLUES NIGHT WITH JOE MOORE BLUES BAND, Backstage Pub, 7 p.m. NC. WCLX BLUES FEST WITH PAUL ASBELL, THE EAMES BROTHERS,
:: central LIVE MUSIC, Charlie Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 9 p.m. NC. DEANNA MOORE (singer-songwriter), Langdon St. CafĂŠ, 8 p.m. Donations. COMEDY NIGHT, Black Door Bar & Bistro, 6:30 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE, Middle Earth Music Hall, 8 p.m. NC.
:: northern OPEN MIKE, Monopole, 9 p.m. NC. COMEDY NIGHT OPEN MIKE, Olive Ridleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 8 p.m. NC. KIDSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; NIGHT, Rusty Nail, 5 p.m. NC. ALAN CHURCH (traditional), Beeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC.
THE KIP MEAKER TRIO, Lincoln Inn Tavern, 6 p.m. NC. BALANCE DJ & KARAOKE, Franny Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 9 p.m. NC.
:: champlain valley LIVE MUSIC, On the Rise Bakery, 7:30 p.m. NC.
:: central LIVE MUSIC, Charlie Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 9 p.m. NC. THE LOW ANTHEM (indie), Langdon St. CafĂŠ, 8 p.m. Donations. BILLY CALDWELL (acoustic), Cider House BBQ & Pub, 7 p.m. NC. COUGAR & THE DIRTY WOLF (rock, folk, blues), Slidebrook Lodge & Tavern, 7:30 p.m. NC.
:: northern SVEN CURTH (singer-songwriter), Monopole, 9 p.m. NC. LION PRIDE DJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S REGGAE NIGHT, Piecasso, 9:30 p.m. NC. KARAOKE NIGHT WITH SASSY ENTERTAINMENT, Tabu CafĂŠ & Nightclub, 5 p.m. NC. JAY EKIS (rock, world-beat), Beeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC.
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:: burlington area BECKY CHANCE (singer-songwriter), Radio Bean, 8 p.m. NC; THE CAVE BEES (rock), 9 p.m. NC; CCCOME? (harmonicore), 10 p.m. NC; ACTIVISTS/DICTATORS (rock), 11 p.m. NC. SUPERSOUNDS DJ (top 40), RĂ RĂĄ Irish Pub, 10 p.m. NC. HALFWAY CROOKS (rock), Red Square, 9 p.m. $3, followed by DJ NASTEE (hip-hop), midnight. $3. NYT (hip-hop), 1/2 Lounge, 7 p.m. NC, followed by BLACK: DIMENSIONS IN HOUSE, 10 p.m. NC. SETH YACOVONE (solo acoustic), Nectarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 7 p.m. NC, followed by BLUES FOR BREAKFAST (Grateful Dead tribute), 9 p.m. $5.
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DEEP SODA, LOWELL THOMPSON & BILL MULLINS (art-rock, alt-country), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $5. TOP HAT DANCETERIA (DJs), Rasputin’s, 10 p.m. $3. VOODOO WITH DJ ROBBIE J. (hiphop, reggae, Latin), Second Floor, 9 p.m. $3/10. 18+. DAVE HARRISON’S STARSTRUCK KARAOKE, JP’s Pub, 10 p.m. NC. JOHN LACKARD (solo blues), Big Fatty’s BBQ, 7 p.m. NC. DJ FATTIE B & DJ A-DOG (hip-hop), Plan B, 9 p.m. NC. DJK (funk, soul, groove), The Green Room, 10 p.m. NC. EROTICA: A BENEFIT FOR VT CARES WITH DJ PRECIOUS, DJ STICKY FINGERS, GO-GO BOYS & GIRLS (electonica, dance), Higher Ground Ballroom, 8:30 p.m. $17/20. AA. JAPHY RYDER, NATE WILSON GROUP, CARLSON (jazz-funk, rock, jam), Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, 8:30 p.m. $8/10. AA. PRETTY & NICE, MR. SHOPPING, DRIVE THE HOUR (rock, postpunk), Monkey House, 9 p.m. $5/10. 18+. LIVE MUSIC, Blue Star Café, 9 p.m. NC. KARAOKE WITH PETE, Backstage Pub, 9 p.m. NC. WCLX BLUES FEST WITH TAB BENOIT, SKYLA BURRELL, NOBBY REED PROJECT, Lincoln Inn Tavern, 9 p.m. $35. KARAOKE, Banana Winds Pub & Café, 9 p.m. NC. FRACTURED (rock), Franny O’s, 9:30 p.m. NC. KARAOKE WITH MR. DJ, Champlain Lanes Family Fun Center, 8:30 p.m. NC. AA.
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Everything’s cooler in Brooklyn. In fact, some things are so cool that they’re
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actually completely un-cool. Like trucker caps. And bed head. Trying to keep up with the ever-changing trends emanating from
LIVE MUSIC (rock), City Limits, 9 p.m. NC. RICHIE HAVENS (folk), Vergennes Opera House, 8 p.m. $35. AA. OPEN MIKE, On the Rise Bakery, 7:30 p.m. NC.
the hipster-chic epicenter that is Williamsburg is exhausting. Thankfully, two Brooklyn bands that could care less for such voguish vagaries are coming to town to help Burlington’s confused masses stay cool. Or not cool. Whatever. This Saturday,
The Brooklyn Revue swings by Radio Bean for a show featuring two of the finest anti-folk acts NYC has to offer: The Creaky Boards and the provocatively named Ching Chong Song. Both bands have drawn rave reviews for their unconventional approach to folk songwriting and their performances are notoriously off the wall. Leave your CBGB’s T-shirt at home.
:: central LIVE MUSIC, Charlie O’s, 9:30 p.m. NC. HONKY-TONK HAPPY HOUR WITH MARK LEGRAND, Langdon St. Café, 6 p.m. Donations, followed by THE JAMES HARVEY QUARTET (jazz), 9 p.m. Donations. LEWIS FRANCO & THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (swing), Black Door Bar & Bistro, 9:30 p.m. $3-5. BLUE LIGHT JAZZ WITH GIOVANNI ROVETTO, NICK CASSARINO, ANDY SUITS, Positive Pie 2, 8 p.m. Donations. BACK IN BLACK (rock), Gusto’s, 9 p.m. NC. KARAOKE WITH COWBOY STEVE, Watershed Tavern, 9 p.m. NC. LIVE MUSIC, Cider House BBQ & Pub, 7 p.m. NC. THE CALAMITY JANES (Americana), Middle Earth Music Hall, 8:30 p.m. $10.
:: northern LIVE MUSIC (rock), JD’s Pub, 9:30 p.m. $3. HERKEL WITH THE NERBAK BROTHERS (rock, funk), Monopole, 10 p.m. NC. DJ DANCE PARTY, Rusty Nail, 9 p.m. NC. THE BLUES BUSTERS (blues), The Matterhorn, 9 p.m. NC. DAMN YANKEE STRING BAND (Americana), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC.
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:: burlington area J. SCHNIPP (singer-songwriter), Radio Bean, 6 p.m. NC; ROSS LIVERMORE (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m. NC; THE BROOKLYN REVUE WITH THE CREAKY BOARDS AND CHING CHONG SONG (aLT-folk), 8:30 p.m. NC; THE COHENS (folk), 10 p.m. NC; LENDWAY (pop), midnight. NC. WHOARFROST, YERBA MATE, THE MARIGOLDS (rock), Kriya Studio, 7 p.m. Donations. DAN PARKS & THE BLAME (rock), Rí Rá Irish Pub, 10 p.m. NC.
30 Main St. Winooski 655-4563 Weekdays 4-2 am Sat & Sun 8am-2am Wednesday 9/19 $3 18+
Zac clark w the sketchs (Dc) Thursday 9/20
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Bear cub Productions Presents: DriVe The hour @ 9 PM Mr. ShoPPing @ 10 PM PreTTy & nice @ 11 PM Saturday 9/22 $3 21+
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:: northern ROOTS OF CREATION (reggae), Monopole, 10 p.m. NC. ALL NIGHT DANCE PARTY WITH DJ TOXIC (hip-hop, top 40, house, reggae), Tabu Café & Nightclub, 5 p.m. – 4 a.m. NC. 18+. SUMMIT JAM WITH JOHN WILSON & TARYN NOELLE (jazz), The Matterhorn, 9 p.m. NC. 35TH PARALLEL (world-beat), The Music Box, 8 p.m. $5. BROKEN STRING BAND (bluegrass), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC.
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OLD-TIME SESSIONS (traditional), Radio Bean, from 1 p.m. NC; HOT JAZZ SESSIONS, 5 p.m. NC; JOHN MILLER (singer-songwriter), 6 p.m. NC; BRANDON EARLESON (singersongwriter), 7 p.m. NC; UNEMPLOYMENT HISTORY (folk), 9 p.m. NC. TRINITY (Irish), Rí Rá Irish Pub, 5 p.m. NC. CLASS REUNION 2007 WITH THE DIRTY BLONDES, BANDX, PARTY STAR (rock), Red Square, 6 p.m. NC, followed by OLD SCHOOL WITH NASTEE, 11 p.m. NC. HEAL IN SESSIONS WITH BRIANDEYE (roots, dub), 1/2 Lounge, 10 p.m. NC. MI YARD REGGAE NIGHT WITH DJS BIG DOG & DEMUS, Nectar’s, 10 p.m. NC. SANCTUARY WITH MICHAEL WENZ, DJ MAYHEM (electronica), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $7. 18+. TEEN NIGHT WITH DJ ROBBIE J (hiphop, reggae), Second Floor, 8 p.m. $8. 13-17.
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GUAGUA (psychotropical), Black Door Bar & Bistro, 9:30 p.m. $3-5. AREA 51 (rock), Gusto’s, 9 p.m. NC. DAMN YANKEE STRING BAND (Americana), Cider House BBQ & Pub, 7 p.m. NC. THE DRUNK STUNTMEN (rock), Middle Earth Music Hall, 8:30 p.m. $10.
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DAVE GRIPPO FUNK BAND, Red Square, 9 p.m. $3, followed by ADOG (hip-hop), midnight. $3. STEREOPHONIC (jazzy-downtempo), 1/2 Lounge, 10 p.m. NC. BECKY CHASE (singer-songwriter), Nectar’s, 7 p.m. NC, followed by ADAM DIETCH PROJECT, EYMAREL (funk, dub, fusion), 9 p.m. $5. RETRONOME (’80s dance party), Club Metronome, 10 p.m. $5. MASSIVE (DJs), Rasputin’s, 10 p.m. $3. LATIN DANCE PARTY WITH DJ HECTOR, Second Floor, 9 p.m. $3/10. 18+. DJ C-LOW (hip-hop), Ruben James, 10 p.m. NC. DAVE HARRISON’S STARSTRUCK KARAOKE, JP’s Pub, 10 p.m. NC. “PULSE” WITH LIVE DJ (electronica), Green Room, 10 p.m. NC. DJ ANUBUS & J2 (hip-hop, reggae), Plan B, 9 p.m. NC. CRADLE OF FILTH, CTHONIC, SKINLESS (metal), Higher Ground Ballroom, 7:30 p.m. $22/25. AA. “THE RECEPTION” WITH WOVEN, FINN RIGGINS, MAC DATES & THE MODERATES, ARAM BEDROSIAN & MORE (wedding-reception, local showcase), Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, 6:30 p.m. $5/7. AA. WAX & WANE, ACCIDENT THAT LED ME TO THE WORLD (indie-folk, psychedelic), Monkey House, 9 p.m. $5. LIVE MUSIC, Blue Star Café, 9 p.m. NC. SMOKING GUN (rock), Backstage Pub, 9:30 p.m. NC. THE HIGH ROLLERS (rock), Lincoln Inn Tavern, 9 p.m. NC. BALANCE DJ & KARAOKE, Franny O’s, 9 p.m. NC.
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OKKERVIL RIVER, THE STAGE NAMES
(Self-produced, CD)
(Jagjaguwar, CD)
Most Vermonters who’ve seen local musician Rob Meehan perform live probably know him as the longtime bass player for singer-songwriter Patrick Fitzsimmons. But on his first solo release, entitled Here, Meehan shows he can do more than just play a mean bass; he can also play guitar and harmonica, sing, and write interesting songs. Though one song on Here was co-written by central Vermont honky-tonker Mark Legrand, the other nine are Meehan originals. Their primary motif: lyrics about love and relationships backed by catchy rhythmic grooves. Fitzsimmons produced the disc and also plays drums (as he once did in his rock band, From Good Homes). Meehan has also enlisted the ever-amazing Gordon Stone, who contributes his signature pedal steel as well as banjo on five songs, along with Vermont singer-songwriter Jay Ekis on bass and Dan Myers, Greg Izor, Lena Gilbert, Don Sternecker and Jeff Meehan on a variety of instruments and vocals. Veteran Wood’s Tea Company vocalist Howard Wooden engineers and sings backup. Like Fitzsimmons has on his own discs, Meehan has wisely mixed the music in a way that draws attention to his unique vocals — he has a high, reedy voice that eerily recalls Neil Young at times. This similarity is sometimes distracting, however. The beat, strumming style, harmonica work and those vocals make opening track “Peepers” — one of my personal faves — sound like an outtake from Harvest. Stone’s lonely pedal steel adds to the Neil Young effect on “Better Offer,” while “Get Out While You Can” even starts with that “Down By the River” chord progression. The title track is reminiscent of “That Old Laughing Lady.” All that said, the songwriting and arrangements provide enough original texture to keep the music interesting and help it rise above comparisons. Meehan celebrates Here at a CD release party featuring his entire backup band at the Middlesex Town Hall this Friday, September 21. The music begins at 7 p.m. ROBERT RESNIK
Beauty in human failings is a theme that has been explored countless times since the dawn of artistic expression. From Greek tragedy to Shakespeare to Appalachian dirges to good old-fashioned country murder ballads, the fatal flaws and inherent vulnerability of human existence is fertile territory for poetic examination — so much so that few dark corners of our fallible souls remain untouched. So how, then, does one breathe new life into subject matter so profoundly panoptic and, frankly, overdone? Write what you know, that’s how. With their fifth full-length album, The Stage Names, Austin’s avant-folk septet Okkervil River has crafted a majestic ode to the frailties of a subject no doubt near and dear to the hearts of many reading this review: musicians and scenesters. The album leads off with “Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe,” which could reasonably pass as a missing track from Elvis Costello’s brilliant pop opus, Brutal Youth. It’s a deftly constructed realization that, for all of our brooding metaphoric agony, problems we poetically inflate remain essentially just regular problems. In their words, “It’s just a house burning, but it’s not haunted.” The album twists and turns through stylistic changes but remains tightly coiled around its opening sentiment. The bouncy r&b-tinged “A Hand to Take Hold of the Scene” sounds like sad-sack Conor Oberst fronting early Camper van Beethoven. “Savannah Smiles” is a heart-rending lament of the pain one discovers upon realizing one’s child is no longer that person in tattered old photos. I don’t have kids, and after listening to this I’m not sure I want to. The album’s centerpiece is the following track, “Plus Ones,” which gracefully weaves quirky pop references around the pitiable story of an aging scene hanger-on. “And no one wants a tune about the 100th luftballoon / that was seen shooting from the window of your room, to be a spot against the sky’s colossal gloom / and land, deflated, in some neighbor state that’s strewn with 99 others.” It’s the sort of song that Old 97’s front man Rhett Miller wishes he could still write. Okkervil River approach their subjects with incisive wit and affectionate understanding. You know these people. You’ve seen them at the clubs, in the coffee shops, sifting through the used bin of the fading indie record store. Perhaps you’re one of them. One of us. If so, you’d do well to pick up a copy of The Stage Names. Better yet, you could commiserate with the band and any scenesters with enough cash for a ticket this Monday at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, where Okkervil River plays with idiosyncratic singer-songwriter Damien Jurado. We’re all getting older. Now we have the soundtrack. DAN BOLLES
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An Open Letter to President Bush If you won’t come to Vermont, perhaps we’ll come to you. BY DAN BOLLES Dear President Bush, I know you’re not much of a reader, so I’ll try and keep this short and sweet and avoid using as many multisyllabic words as possible — at the risk of sounding like, well, you. So, the war thing . . . how’s that working out for you, really? According to Fox News, everything is just fine and dandy and we should all go back to shopping and driving big cars with Korean-made magnetic ribbons plastered all over the bumpers. I’m more of a public-radio guy myself, so, as much as I’d like to believe that, I have to admit I’m a bit skeptical. OK, I’m a lot skeptical. It’s not that I don’t love America — I do. And I’m pretty keen on freedom, too. In fact, I think most people who live here feel similarly. We just question the wisdom of engaging in a war with no clear objectives, no clear exit strategy and practically no global support. Oh, and there is that pesky issue of finding Osama bin Laden. Hint: He’s probably not in Iraq. But that’s a topic for another letter. Today, I’m writing to introduce you to a group of people I’m not sure you’re familiar with. Since you signed the orders to send them into harm’s way, you really should be. I know you’re not big on dissenting opinion, but these men and women actually spent time on the ground fighting your war, and I have to say, they’re none too happy with you at the moment. They call themselves Iraq Veterans Against the War. There are a lot of them and they have some remarkable stories to tell. You like stories, don’t you, Sir? You might not like these, I’m afraid. But it’s terribly important that you listen. For example, listen to the story of soldier Tomas Vincent Young, who was paralyzed from the chest down in the same battle that Cindy Sheehan’s son, Casey, lost his life. You remember Mrs. Sheehan, don’t you? I could go on, but I fear I might be losing your interest. Let’s talk about music, shall we? Enclosed you will find a copy of a wonderful new compilation called A Line in the Sand. The disc was put together by an enterprising young woman named Bridget Burns, the founder
and owner of a small independent record label here in Vermont called Wyld Stallions Records, LLC. And, yes, sir, that is a reference to the movie Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure — no doubt one of your favorites. In the interest of full disclosure, Ms. Burns is also a coworker of mine here at Seven Days newspaper. But don’t let that distract you from what I’m about to tell you. You need to give this album a spin. The opener, a slam poetry piece from Andrea Gibson entitled “For Eli” is especially moving. There’s a lot of talk about God and prayer, so I imagine that’ll pique your interest. It might cause you to reconsider your particular approach to Christianity, though. Just to warn you. The next track, d_Cyphernauts’ “You Got Your War,” actually features you quite prominently, Mr. Bush. Do you remember saying, “You’re free, and freedom is beautiful. But it will take time to restore chaos and order”? You did, and it’s all right here. The song’s pretty good, too. I think you’ll like it. After that is a stunning track from a semi-local musician, Moses Atwood, called “Wildflowers.” He writes about the toll your war is having on the families involved — American and Iraqi. Since your daughters aren’t serving, it might be a good idea for you to listen so you can understand what you’re putting these people through. In fact, the album is chock full of ideas and sentiments that you’d do well to consider, delivered in a variety of styles and genres that should please almost every taste — except the Toby Keith crowd, I suppose. My personal favorites are Ryan Harvey’s Phil Ochs-style condemnation, “Search and Avoid,” and the Ochs tribute, “Here’s to the State of Things” by Witt Wisebram. You remember Phil Ochs, don’t you, Mr. Bush? He was very popular when you were weaseling out of service during the Vietnam War. Anyway, I know I’m rambling on a bit, but I feel strongly that you could learn a thing or two from this record and the soldiers it benefits. In fact, I’d say you owe it to the soldiers you so cavalierly sacrifice behind the banner of democracy. It’s the least you could do — though I realize you’ve set the bar pretty low. In closing, I’d like to invite you to the Vermont release of
the CD at The Monkey House in Winooski — that’s a small town next to Burlington — this Thursday with In This Century, Slug’s Revenge and Whiskey Smile. The first two bands feature prominently on the disc. I know you’re not too enthusiastic about visiting our fair state — Vermont really is a state; look it up — but I think you’ll find we have some very passionate folks with interesting thoughts about your foreign-policy decisions. Since the CD release party is a benefit, we can’t put you on the guest list, but I’d be happy to buy you a beer. I wonder if they still have Magic Hat’s Jeezum Jim on tap? Hope to see you there. Sincerely, Dan Bolles P.S. If Dick Cheney needs a copy of A Line in the Sand, please don’t let him burn yours. He can go online and purchase his own at www.wyldstallionsrecords.com. Or, better yet, at any of Vermont’s fine independent record stores, should you folks find yourselves in the area. �
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SUN.23 << 13B BRADY RYMER & THE LITTLE BAND THAT COULD (children’s jam), Higher Ground Ballroom, 3 p.m. NC. AA. GRIZZLY BEAR, BEACH HOUSE (indierock), Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, 7:30 p.m. $10/12. AA. PINE STREET JAZZ WITH TARYN NOELLE, Lincoln Inn Tavern, 6 p.m. NC. KARAOKE WITH PETE, Backstage Pub, 9 p.m. NC. BALANCE DJ & KARAOKE, Franny O’s, 9 p.m. NC.
12-STEP PROGRAM :: Known for impeccable word play and comic timing you could set your watch by, California rapper
Tash brings West Coast flow to New England’s . . . um, West
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JAZZ NIGHT WITH MORSE, CARR, MOROZ TRIO, Langdon St. Café,7:30 p.m. Donations. MICHAEL ARNOWITT (classical piano), Main Street Bar & Grill, 10 a.m. NC. DAVID MURPHEY (acoustic), Capitol Grounds, 1 p.m. NC.
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BILLY CALDWELL & THE AIMLESS DRIFTER (acoustic-rock), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC.
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NO GUITAR OPEN MIKE, Radio Bean, 8 p.m. NC. DAVE GRIPPO, MYRA FLYNN & SPARK WITH SPECIAL GUESTS (neo-soul, funk), Red Square, 9 p.m. NC. SESSIONS @ 136 1/2, 1/2 Lounge, 8:30 p.m. NC. LARSON, BADSUIT, YEAS AND NO STORIES (funk, fusion, rock), Nectar’s, 9 p.m. $5/NC. 18+. OKKERVIL RIVER, DAMIEN JURADO (rock, singer-songwriter), Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, 7:30 p.m. $12/14. AA. SINGER-SONGWRITER NIGHT WITH SHINY RED CONVERTIBLE, Lincoln Inn Tavern, 6:30 p.m. NC.
:: central OPEN MIKE, Langdon St. Café, 7:30 p.m. Donations.
:: northern
COMEDY OPEN MIKE, Olive Ridley’s, 8 p.m. NC.
TUE.25 :: burlington area
GUAGUA (psychotropical), Radio Bean, 6 p.m. NC; MARY BUE (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m. NC; followed by THE EAMES BROTHERS (blues), 10 p.m. NC. NOT SO DEAD POET’S SOCIETY (poetry), Acoustic Lounge @ Parima, 8 p.m. NC. JULIET MCVICKER, DAN SKEA, JOHN RIVERS (jazz), Leunig’s, 7 p.m. NC. BASHMENT WITH DMS & SUPER K (reggae, dancehall, hip-hop), Red Square, 9 p.m. NC. THE PRODUCERS WITH J2 & FRANCISE (live beats), 1/2 Lounge, 10 p.m. NC. MIXED BAG PRESENTS GARAJ MAHAL (jam), Nectar’s, 9 p.m. $8/10/15. 18+. GTD PRESENTS ILL 8: TASH, BURNT MD & NETWORK, THE PROBLEMADDICTS, SAV KILLZ, VT UNION (hip-hop), Club Metronome, $10/15. 18+. OPEN TURNTABLES NIGHT, The Green Room, 9:30 p.m. NC. STS9, DJK (electro-pop, Conscious Alliance food drive), Higher Ground Ballroom, 9 p.m. $23/25. AA. ROCKY VOTOLATO, PORTUGAL, THE MAN, THE GREAT DEPRESSION (singer-songwriter, avant-indie), Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, 7:30 p.m. $10/12. AA. ACOUSTIC TUESDAY, Monkey House, 9 p.m. NC. LIVE MUSIC, Blue Star Café, 9 p.m. NC.
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RYAN POWER & MISSY BLY (indie)
Thu.09.20/7pm
LOWELL THOMPSON & BILL MULLINS (alt. country)
Sat.09.22/10pm
STEREOPHONIC (jazzy downtempo)
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JAH RED (soul of latin) 1361/2 Church Street 865.0012
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BLUEGRASS NIGHT WITH STONE, COANE & SACHER, Lincoln Inn Tavern, 7 p.m. NC.
:: champlain valley SHOOTER NIGHT, City Limits, 5 p.m. NC.
:: central KARAOKE WITH BLUE MOON ENTERTAINMENT, Charlie O’s, 9 p.m. NC. PURDUE, SHORES & HARLOS (jazz), Langdon St. Café, 8 p.m. Donations. BLUE FOX (traditional blues), Main Street Bar & Grill, 7 p.m. NC.
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THE HIP REPLACEMENTS (improv), Radio Bean, 7 p.m. NC, followed by IRISH SESSIONS, 9 p.m. NC. PAUL ASBELL & CLYDE STATS (jazz), Leunig’s, 7 p.m. NC. LEFT EYE JUMP (blues), Red Square, 8 p.m. NC, followed by DJ CRE8 (hiphop), 11 p.m. NC. THE MAKE MENTIONS (indie, eclectic), 1/2 Lounge, 9 p.m. NC. THE BREW (rock, jam), Nectar’s, 9 p.m. NC/$5. 18+. OPEN MIKE, Manhattan Pizza, 10 p.m.
KARAOKE, Piecasso, 9 p.m. NC. NATE PERHAM (singer-songwriter), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC.
NC. AA. SUPERSTAR KARAOKE, Second Floor, 10 p.m. NC. DAVE HARRISON’S STARSTRUCK KARAOKE, JP’s Pub, 10 p.m. NC.
IRISH CEILI, Lincoln Inn Tavern, 7 p.m. NC.
AESOP ROCK, ROB SONIC, DJ BIG WIZ, THE OCTOPUS PROJECT, BLOCKHEAD WITH DJ SIGNIFY (eclectic hip-hop), Higher Ground Ballroom, 8:30 p.m. $15/17. AA. B-SIDE PLAYERS, SALVADOR SANTANA BAND, CIPES & THE PEOPLE (Latin, rock, jam), Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, 7:30 p.m. $10/12. AA.
FINN RIGGINS, THE NIGHTBIRDS (indie-rock), Langdon St. Café, 8 p.m. Donations. COMEDY NIGHT, Black Door Bar & Bistro, 6:30 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE, Middle Earth Music Hall, 8 p.m. NC.
:: central LIVE MUSIC, Charlie O’s, 9 p.m. NC.
:: northern OPEN MIKE, Monopole, 9 p.m. NC.
COMEDY NIGHT OPEN MIKE, Olive Ridley’s, 8 p.m. NC. KIDS NIGHT, Rusty Nail, 5 p.m. NC. BEN ROY & FRIEND (acoustic), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC. �
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father of invention Biographies of Benjamin Franklin make it sound as if the founding father fit eight separate lives into one. And folks who happen to run into Franklin this week can be forgiven for thinking he’s still among the living. In a nationally touring production, veteran character actor Burdette Parks portrays the quintessential American personality where he felt most comfortable — in his print shop. When he wasn’t busy setting type, writing proverbs or being a scientist, statesman, economist or musician, Franklin tinkered with homemade devices such as bifocals, the odometer, his eponymous heating stove and the lightning rod. Expect musings that range from Franklin’s earnest outpouring of support for the Constitution to twinkly-eyed observations about his love of women. ‘Benjamin Franklin, Printer, Etc.’
Wednesday through Saturday, September 19-22, FlynnSpace, Burlington, 8 p.m. $25. Info, 863-5966. www. flynntix.org
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. ST. ANDREWS PIPES & DRUMS: Got kilt? This Scottish-style marching band welcomes new members to play bagpipes or percussion. St. James Episcopal Church, Essex Junction, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 879-7335. BEN HARPER & THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS: The guitarist-vocalist and his band support their new album Lifeline with soul-baring blues, and Paris-based singer-songwriter Piers Faccini opens. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $30-50. Info, 863-5966. MONTY ARE I: Members of the Providence-based post-hardcore band, Vans Warped Tour regulars all, unleash structured sound pandemonium. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 8 p.m. $5. Info, 635-1476. SWEET ADELINES GUEST NIGHT: The all-female group demonstrates its four-part, barbershop-style harmonies to women interested in joining. North Country Alliance Church, 7 Northern Avenue, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-563-4912.
dance ‘SALSALINA’ PRACTICE: Work on your sensuous nightclub routines at this weekly Latin dance session. Salsalina Studio, Burlington, nonmembers 6 p.m., members 7 p.m. $12. Info, 598-1077. WEST AFRICAN DANCE: Senegalese instructor Elhadji Mamadou “Pape” Ba combines traditional steps with live drumming. Capitol City Grange, Montpelier, 6:30 p.m. $12. Info, 578-1849.
drama ‘BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER, ETC.’: Actor Burdette Parks assumes the identity of the multifaceted founding father in a one-man show. See calendar spotlight. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 8 p.m. $25. Info, 863-5966. ‘MURDER MISTAKEN’: A charmer who marries older women to kill them for their money finally meets his match in this whodunit-turned-suspensethriller. Waterbury Festival Playhouse, Waterbury Center, 7:30 p.m. $20. Info, 498-3755.
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‘LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS’: This offbeat musical about a nerdy florist and a carnivorous plant grows on audiences at the Town Hall Theatre, Stowe, 8 p.m. $20. Info, 253-3961.
film ‘GOYA’S GHOSTS’: This historical epic, told through the eyes of celebrated Spanish painter Francisco Goya, chronicles the political turmoil at the end of the Spanish Inquisition. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $6.50. Info, 748-2600. ‘THE WAR’ PREVIEW: Sneak a one-hour peek at filmmaker Ken Burns’ forthcoming PBS documentary chronicling WWII from the perspective of ordinary Americans. South Hero Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 372-6209. ‘BURLINGTON URBAN RENEWAL’: Students of Queen City planning watch a film about a 1970s project that changed the face of Champlain Street, then hear from former residents of the since-bulldozed district. Community Room, Burlington College, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9616.
art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. QUILT EXHIBITION: More than 50 fabulous fabrications by Windsor County quilters accompany stitching demos and activities for all ages. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. $10. Info, 457-2355. PATRICK DOUGHERTY: The visiting artist discusses his site-specific sapling-and-twig sculptures created at spots worldwide, including a Middlebury lawn. Concert Hall, Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6443. OPEN STUDIO ART: Drop in to craft a collage or make stuff with provided oil, watercolor and acrylic paints. Kriya Studio, 333 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington, noon - 5 p.m. $5-7. Info, 999-8409.
words TRADITIONAL QUEBEC STORIES: French-Canadian raconteuse Mémére Catherine Charron spins folk tales for all ages from north of the border. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955. BOOK GROUP: Burlington-based author Marc Estrin leads a discussion of his comic novel Golem Song, in which an emergency-room nurse tries to save Jewish America from anti-Semitism. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.
LOCALVORE READING: Those who’ve devoured Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life discuss their own experiences eating, growing or shopping locally. Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. HOWARD FRANK MOSHER: The author whose name has become synonymous with Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom signs copies of his new novel, On Kingdom Mountain. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050. JENNIFER MCMAHON: The Barre-based author reads from Promise Not to Tell, her chilling debut novel set in Vermont. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581. SPOKEN WORD OPEN MIKE: Johnson State College creative writing prof Neil Shepard and other bards take turns voicing original verse, selections from favorite authors or folk ballads sans instruments at this multilingual mélange. Dobrá Tea, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 999-1664.
talks MT. MCKINLEY TRAVELOGUE: Olympian skier Tony Palmer recounts his adventure to the top of North America’s tallest peak. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. ‘EYE ON THE NIGHT SKY’: Mark Breen, director of the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium in St. Johnsbury, offers a star-studded tour of the galaxy. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4095. AFFORDABLE HOUSING: A panel of three area experts, including a state legislator and a representative of the Vermont Housing Finance Agency, considers possible solutions to Chittenden County’s accommodations crunch. Burlington Friends Meeting House, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, www. cvlwv.org or 657-0242.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: Watch critters do dinner with help from the animal-care staff at ECHO, Burlington, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 & 3 p.m. $7-9.50. Info, 864-1848. BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: Readings of family faves provide morning fun for toddlers at Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. WESTFORD PLAYGROUP: Children gather for games, songs and stories at the Westford Library, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-5639.
HINESBURG PLAYGROUP: Youngsters let loose in a fun, friendly, toy-filled atmosphere. Hinesburg Town Hall, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 453-3038. WATERBURY STORYTIME: Little ones ages 2 and under get hooked on books at the Waterbury Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7036. ‘MOVING & GROOVING’: Two- to 5-year-olds boogie down to rock ’n’ roll and world-beat music. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. PRESCHOOL DISCOVERY PROGRAM: Tots aged 3 to 5 investigate animals and apples in an outdoor nature activity. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 10 a.m. $10. Info, 229-6206. PAJAMA STORYTIME: Kids cuddle up in their nightclothes for an hour of bedtime stories, cookies and milk. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-0313.
sport SENIOR EXERCISE: The 60-plus set benefits from stretches and strength training. Senior Community Center, The Pines, South Burlington, 1:30 p.m. $3. Info, 658-7477. PUBLIC SKATING: Metal-shod gliders trace figure-eights and practice puck-hustling moves at Leddy Arena, Burlington, 8:30-11:15 a.m. $4, skate rental $3 per pair. Info, 865-7558.
activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: Activists stand together in opposition to the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Top of Church Street, Burlington, 5-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345. NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING ASSEMBLY: Queen City residents in Wards 4 and 7 hear from area officials about Burlington’s new transportation plan. Hunt Middle School Cafeteria, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free, includes dinner and childcare. Info, www.cedoburlington.org or 865-7172.
etc FARMERS’ MARKET: Browse among open-air booths selling homegrown produce, baked goods and crafts. New England Federal Credit Union lawn, Williston, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 482-2507. CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: Fans of cocoa-covered confectionery see how it’s made at Laughing Moon Chocolates, Stowe, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 253-9591.
ESL GROUPS: Non-native speakers learn English at the South Burlington Community Library, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. Also at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. CHESS GROUP: Beginning and intermediate-level players cut corners to put each other’s kings in check. South Burlington Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. KNITTING POSSE: Needle-wielding crafters convene over good yarns. South Burlington Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7076. NOONTIME KNITTERS: Crafty types pause for patterns amid midday stitches. Waterbury Public Library, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036. VETERANS JOB NETWORKING: Ex-soldiers share labor-market tips, training info and employment leads. VFW Post, Essex Junction, 9:30-11 a.m. & American Legion Post, St. Albans, 1-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 652-0339. CHARITY BINGO: Players seek matches on numbered cards, then say the word. Broadacres Bingo Hall, Colchester, 7 p.m. $10 for 12 cards. Info, 860-1510. VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION: In 45-minute info sessions, neighborhood helpers hear about a program that coordinates friendly home visits and assistance for aging seniors. Champlain Valley Agency on Aging, Chace Mill, Burlington, 2-6 p.m. Free. Info, www. cvaa.org or 865-0360. ‘LUNCH & LEARN’ SERIES: Scrupulous gardeners hear how to preserve and store summer bulbs to bloom next year. Four Seasons Garden Center, Williston, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 658-2433. THE GREAT VERMONT CORN MAZE: This seven-acre maze of maize lures labyrinth lovers to Boudreau Farm, Wheelock Road, Danville, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. $7-9. Info, 748-1399. BUTTERFLY TAGGING: Volunteers of all ages catch, tag and release migrating jewel-winged monarchs with help from an educator. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 229-6206. WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS NETWORK: Female entrepreneurs network and develop new skills at a meal-augmented meeting. Windjammer Conference Center, South Burlington, 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. $19. Info, audryr@comcast. net or 363-9266. BEAUTY TECHNIQUES: Female cancer patients get an emotional lift from selfcare routines. American Cancer Society, Williston, 3-4:30 p.m. Registration and info, 1-800-227-2345.
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HOMEBUYER ORIENTATION: Before shopping, potential house hunters determine whether homeownership fits their needs. Central Vermont Community Land Trust, Barre, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, www.cvclt.org or 476-4493, ext. 211. ENERGY CONSERVATION WORKSHOP: Members of the Vermont Green Building Network teach home owners and building managers how to lower heating bills during the cold months. Truex Cullins Architecture, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $20. Registration and info, 338-7664. BREAKFAST BRAINSTORMING: Employees of nonprofits meet with marketing, advertising, communications and design professionals to learn to better convey their organizations’ messages. Room 217, Ireland Building, Champlain College, Burlington, 7:45-9 a.m. Free. Info, 865-6495. STRESS REDUCTION WORKSHOP: Tense folks learn stretches and energy-balancing exercises to aid in relaxation. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 223-8004, ext. 202.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. BROWN BAG CONCERT: Lunchtime listeners take an aural stroll with folk singer-songwriter Patti Casey. Woodstock Village Green, noon – 1 p.m. Free. Info, 457-3981. JOHNSON STATE COLLEGE CONCERT BAND: Students and community members team up to toot their horns and beat their drums at a weekly practice session. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3498.
dance SQUARE DANCE: Newbies get an intro to modern, western-style dances from caller Al Monty of Barre. Fred Tuttle Middle School cafeteria, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-4655. MASTER CLASS: New York City-based dance artist Niles Ford, artistic director of the Urban Dance Collective, teaches modern technique. Dance Theatre, Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.
It’s easy to challenge America’s crony-rich elected establishment from your couch. Last Friday at St. Mike’s, Vermonters learned how to do it at political events. For more than two hours, a 20-person crowd of college students and community members received lessons in the art of “bird dogging” — i.e., asking aggressive questions of impressionable political candidates. Topic of the day? Global health, or the lack thereof. First to speak was Leanne Rios, a New Mexico organizer from the White River Junction-and-Washington, D.C.-based Global Health Council. According to Rios, who wore dress pants and a sash, average Joes and Janes still hold sway over their congressional representatives. Her Power Point presentation featured a procession of faceless digital stick figures. Congressional folk “welcome hearing from their constituents, no matter whether you’re old or young,” she said at one point. “Wait — do you guys know what a constituent is?” The next presentation, by Jennifer Flynn of the New York-based Health Global Access Project, offered some actual bird-dogging tips. “When are people weak?” she asked rhetorically. “When they’re vulnerable. And when are they vulnerable? When they’re running for office.” After relaying some anecdotes from the 2004 election, Flynn moved behind a podium and pretended to be Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani. “Come on, everyone loves me, I’m America’s mayor, ask me some questions!” yelled the radical activist. Siham Elhamoumi, a 22-year-old organizer with the Vermont Global Health Coalition, stood up. “Eight thousand people die every day of AIDS worldwide,” she began. “Would you support $50 billion in funding for HIV/AIDS over five years?” “Giuliani” scratched his head. “Actually,” the faux contender confessed, “I’m here to discuss security issues.” MIKE IVES
drama ‘BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER, ETC.’: See September 19. ‘MURDER MISTAKEN’: See September 19. ‘LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS’: See September 19. ‘THE MEMORY OF WATER’: Three newly bereaved sisters bicker over funeral arrangements for their deceased mother, while Mum’s spirit looks on in fun. Depot Theatre, Westport, N.Y., 8 p.m. $21. Info, 518-962-4449. ‘HENRY V’: Lost Nation Theater stages Shakespeare’s action-packed “history play” about a young English monarch who makes good at the Battle of Agincourt. See “State of the Arts,” this issue. Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, 7 p.m. $15. Info, 229-0492. COMEDY SHOW: Night owls sit for standup by yuksters Eric Andre and Michelle Buteau. Brennan’s Pub & Bistro, Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2060.
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‘YEAH DUDE!’: Powderhounds watch downhill stars pound big mountains in this adrenaline-amped free-ski flick. Campus Center Theater, Billings Hall, UVM, Burlington, prizes 7-9 p.m., film 9-9:45 p.m. $5, includes a subscription to Freeskier Magazine. Info, 656-3131.
art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. QUILT EXHIBITION: See September 19. COMMUNITY DARKROOM: Shutterbugs develop film and print pictures at the Center for Photographic Studies, Barre, 6-9 p.m. $8 per hour. Reservations and info, 479-4127. LIFE DRAWING: Artists 16 and older sketch a live model in various poses using the medium of their choice. Studio STK, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $8, bring supplies. Info, 657-3333. THIRD THURSDAY GALLERY TOUR: Art appreciators peruse the walls of 12 galleries exhibiting works by nationally recognized artists, sculptors and craftspeople. Various Stowe locations, until 9 p.m. Free. Info, 253-8358.
words HOWARD FRANK MOSHER: See September 19, Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4095. BOOKED FOR LUNCH: Vermont playwright James Lantz previews scenes from his soon-to-premiere drama American Machine. See “State of the Arts,” this issue. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, noon. Free. Info, 865-7211. ANN MCKINSTRY MICOU: The author of A Guide to Fiction Set in Vermont signs copies and discusses her research methods. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 985-5124.
talks ‘SHIPWRECKS OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN’: Underwater archaeologist Adam Kane offers a virtual tour of more than 300 wrecks lying beneath the waves of Vermont’s largest lake. Howden Hall Community Center, Bristol, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 453-2619.
‘GOYA’S GHOSTS’: See September 19.
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MUSIC APPRECIATION: Champlain College instructor and flutist Lois Price introduces listeners to the work of 20th-century composer Charles Ives and ragtime master Scott Joplin. South Burlington Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7076. VERMONT FOLK ART: Apple dolls? Handwoven baskets? Jane Beck, the founding director of the Vermont Folklife Center, discusses the creation and exchange of “traditional” art. Woodbury Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 262-2626. ‘EARLY FRENCH SETTLERS OF ADDISON COUNTY’: Vermont State Archaeologist Giovanna Peebles and romance languages prof Andre Senecal of UVM share the latest discoveries from a dig at the D.A.R State Park. Bixby Memorial Free Library, Vergennes, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 877-2211. NEW MEDIA PANEL DISCUSSION: Several artists, a curator and a computer programmer contemplate interactive art and digital technology. Room 301, Williams Hall, UVM, Burlington, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2014. ‘FREE TRADE?’: Professor James Heintz of U. Mass. Amherst’s Political Economy Research Institute performs a cost-benefit analysis of U.S. free trade policies. 1824 House, Route 100, Waitsfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, www.gmgf.org or 496-2490. ‘CARING & CRITICAL THINKING’: Education professor emeritus Nel Noddings of Stanford University suggests how teachers can establish ethical and moral foundations for learning. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. ‘COLUMBUS, FOOD & THE MODERN WORLD’: Award-winning chef Irwin Gelber describes how the discovery of the New World shaped the production and exchange of crops like potatoes, corn and tobacco. St. Johnsbury House, 1:30-3 p.m. Free. Info, 626-5135.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See September 19. WESTFORD STORYTIME: Kids ponder picture books and create crafts at the Westford Library, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-5639. KIDS’ GARDEN TOUR: Young ones explore the world of plants on a walk around the Four Seasons Garden Center, Williston, 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. Free. Info, 658-2433. ‘LITTLE ROOTS’ STORYTIME: Kids gather to hear tales about plants, flowers and bugs. Four Seasons Garden Center, Williston, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 658-2433. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: Tots aged 3 to 5 enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and crafts at the Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313. MUSIC TIME: Growing listeners under age 5 contemplate chords and bounce to rhythms. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. WINOOSKI PLAYGROUP: Babies up to age 2 socialize with each other and their caregivers at a session offering music, books and toys. Winooski Memorial Library, 11 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, 655-6424. MORNING STORIES: Local tale tellers engage kids of all ages with a mix of nursery rhymes, fairytales, songs and games. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 985-5124. BOOK LUST PIZZA CLUB: High school students scarf slices while digesting books. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3-4 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 878-6956. HOMESCHOOL KIDS: At-home students ages 6 and up learn to identify the Green Mountain State’s fur-bearing critters. Winooski Memorial Library, 1 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 655-6424.
sport PUBLIC SKATING: See September 19. ROAD RIDES: Experienced cyclists join a group to train on 35-mile routes around Montpelier, and two other simultaneous courses offer support for female pedal pushers. Twenty-mile women’s group leaves from the Statehouse Lawn, 5:15 p.m. Thirtymile women’s group and 35-mile mixed group leave from Onion River Sports, Montpelier, 5:45 & 6 p.m., respectively. Free. Info, 229-9409. COMMUNITY ROWING: First time afloat? Fear not — weather permitting, anyone can take a 32-foot pilot gig for a spin. Burlington Shipyard, next to King Street Ferry Dock, and Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Basin Harbor, Vergennes, 5:30 p.m. Free. Reservations and info, 475-2022, ext. 113.
activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See September 19. DRINKING LIBERALLY: Bottoms-up democracy fuels discussion at a meeting of political progressives. American Flatbread, Burlington, 8-10 p.m. Free. Info, 267-237-7488. VBSR PUBLIC POLICY FORUM: Businesspeople and legislators from central Vermont discuss socially responsible priorities for both state government and area employers. Small Dog Electronics, Waitsfield, 4-6 p.m. Free. Registration and info, www.vbsr.org or 862-8347. VETERANS’ BENEFITS MEETING: Sam Haskins, a staff representative of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, describes benefits available to Vermont vets and their spouses, dependents and survivors, then discusses access to health care. VFW Post #782, Burlington, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 800-339-9834. DRINKING AGE PANEL DISCUSSION: College students and area citizens offer their two cents at an open conversation about Vermont’s 21-plus alcohol-consumption law. UVM police chief Gary Margolis and John McCardell, Jr., the director of Choose Responsibility, get things started at the Frank Livak Ballroom, Davis Student Center, UVM, Burlington, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 398-2024.
etc FARMERS’ MARKETS: See September 19, Aldrich Public Library Lawn, Barre, 2-6 p.m. Free. Info, 223-2456. Rusty Parker Memorial Park, Waterbury, 3-7 p.m. Free. Info, 888-7279. Champlain Mill, Winooski, 3:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-6410, ext. 13. Ethan Allen Park, Burlington, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 316-6073. CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See September 19. CHARITY BINGO: See September 19. THE GREAT VERMONT CORN MAZE: See September 19. VERMONT CHESS CLUB: Pawn pushers strategize to better their games. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 879-0198. BRIDGE CLUB: Partners shuffle cards and chat at the Godnick Senior Center, Rutland, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 287-5756. QUEEN CITY BNI: Local members of Business Network International schmooze at a weekly breakfast meeting to help promote one another’s companies. Room 202, Vermont Tech, Blair Industrial Park, Williston, 8 a.m. First visit is free. Info, 985-9965. FARM GLEANING: Volunteers help harvest the Intervale’s leftover produce for donation to 15 local service agencies. Healthy City Farm, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 660-0440, ext. 111. SCALE MODELING GROUP: Hobbyists break out the superglue and sweat the small stuff at a miniature-construction skill swap. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 879-0765.
TOUR & TEA: Green thumbs appreciate early-1900s garden architecture and design, then settle down to pastry and hot beverages. Greatwood Estate Gardens, Goddard College, Plainfield, 10 a.m. $10. Registration and info, 454-8311, ext. 278. HEALING ARTS DEMO: A hands-on proponent of nontraditional medicine discusses Reiki and shamanism as alternative routes to recovery. Moonlight Gift Shoppe, Milton, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 893-9966. WINOOSKI COMMUNITY POTLUCK: Neighbors celebrate “Eat Local” month at an open meal with homemade grub and free raffle prizes. Winooski School Cafeteria, 5:30-7 p.m. Free, bring a dish to share. Info, 655-6410, ext. 11. RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE: Lifesavers get pricked for pints at the Goodrich Corporation, Vergennes, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 800-448-3543. MOBIUS MENTORING FUNDRAISER: Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Bill “Spaceman” Lee steps up to the plate to greet supporters of an advisory program for area kids. Lake & College Building, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $100. Info, 658-1888. MISSION BREAKFAST: Hungry diners drizzle maple syrup on French toast and flapjacks, saving room for sausage and local eggs. Stowe Community Church, 7:30-10 a.m. $5-10. Info, 253-7257.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. A FAR CRY: Young musicians in this Boston-based, conductorless string orchestra perform works by Arvo Pärt, Handel and other composers, featuring flutist Karen Kevra. See calendar spotlight. Concert Hall, Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. TAMMY FLETCHER & THE DISCIPLES: Vermont’s soul diva reunites with her band in a concert supporting the South Carolina building projects of Vermont volunteers. Unitarian Church, Burlington, 8 p.m. $20. Info, 863-5966. MARTY STUART AND HIS FABULOUS SUPERLATIVES: The sky’s the limit for this Nashville icon and his country-bluegrass-gospel outfit. Barre Opera House, 8 p.m. $10-34. Info, 476-8188. ‘DONALD & GREG’ DUO: Two members of the Raylights rockabilly band play ’40s and ’50s tunes on acoustic guitars and upright bass. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050. RICHIE HAVENS: The folk singer and guitarist who opened Woodstock in 1969 shares what he’s done since. Vergennes Opera House, 8 p.m. $35. Info, 863-5966. ‘OVER THERE, OVER HERE’: A pondhopping concert program traces trans-Atlantic influences from show tunes by British composers to songs from American musicals based on British plays. Haskell Opera House, Derby Line, 7:30 p.m. $12. Info, 334-8145.
dance MASTER CLASS: See September 20, Afro-jazz technique, 2:45 p.m.; performance and discussion, 4:30 p.m. BALLROOM DANCE SOCIAL: Singles and couples of all ages learn ballroom, swing and Latin dancing. Jazzercize Studio, Williston, 7-10 p.m. $10. Info, 862-2207. ARGENTINEAN TANGO: Shoulders back, chin up! With or without partners, dancers of all abilities strut to bandoneón riffs in a self-guided practice session. Salsalina Studio, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5. Info, 598-1077.
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Friday, September 21, Concert Hall, Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. Saturday, September 22, Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $10-20. Info, 229-0492. www.afarcry.org
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drama â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER, ETC.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;: See September 19. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;MURDER MISTAKENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: See September 19. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: See September 19. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;THE MEMORY OF WATERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: See September 20. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;HENRY Vâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: See September 20, 8 p.m. $25. THOMAS PAINE PORTRAYAL: English actor-playwright Howard Burnham brings to life the colonial-era pamphleteer who penned Common Sense. Mount Independence State Historic Site, Orwell, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 948-2000. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;CIRQUE DREAMSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Nighttime imagery dominates this double-act dreamscape featuring acrobats, contortionists and aerialists under ultraviolet lights. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $56-61. Info, 863-5966. PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL: Three award-winning comedies by Vermont dramaturges run in succession for three consecutive weeks. Alan Haehnelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Loving Lives relates the hilarious demise of a 1948 radio show. Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield, 8 p.m. $10 for one play, $25 for all three in the series. Info, www.valleyplayers.com or 496-3751.
film â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;MY BEST FRIENDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: This French comedy follows the social and moral transformation of a self-centered antiques dealer. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $6.50. Info, 748-2600.
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;SUICIDE SIXâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: The Vermont Ski Museum co-hosts a screening of this documentary capturing oral-history accounts of one of the U.S.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; oldest ski resorts. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 5:30-7 p.m. Donations. Info, 253-9911, ext. 201.
art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. QUILT EXHIBITION: See September 19. ART EXHIBITION & SALE: Forty artists display works in watercolor, oil, wood, stone, pastel and other mediums to benefit Shelburne Farmsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; public and educational programs. Coach Barn, Shelburne Farms, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. $5. Info, 985-8686.
words COOKBOOK SIGNING: Chef Rick Gencarelli and food writer Melissa Pasanen, co-authors of Cooking With Shelburne Farms, serve up taste-test portions of selected recipes. Flying Pig Bookstore Loft, Shelburne, 7 p.m. Free. Reservations and info, 985-3999.
talks THE MEDIA & PUBLIC OPINION: Fran Stoddard, producer and host of the Vermont Public Television show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Profile,â&#x20AC;? explains the importance of first-person interviews with local leaders. Faith United Methodist Church, 2 p.m. $5. Info, www. eeevermont.org or 862-2531. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;CLIMATE & HUMAN ACTIONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Concerned citizens get the scientific scoop on global warming, plus information on reducing individual CO2 outputs. Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Woodstock, 7 p.m. Free. Reservations and info, 457-3368, ext. 22. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;MY DADâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HITCH IN HELLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Area resident Nancy Blakeslee Wood describes her fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s WWII stint as a prisoner of war in the Japanese-occupied Philippine Islands. Middlebury Inn, noon. $35 includes lunch. Info, 382-9222.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See September 19.
WATERBURY STORYTIME: See Septem-ber 19, 9:30 a.m., for children ages 3-5. SOUTH BURLINGTON LIBRARY STORYTIME: Youngsters age 3 and older gather for easy listening at the South Burlington Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. LINCOLN LIBRARY STORYTIME: Youngsters up to age 5 form good reading habits in a tale-centered song-and-craft session. Lincoln Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 453-2665. SONGS & STORIES: Kids of all ages join guitarist, accordionist and banjo player Matthew Witten for folk songs and funny tales. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;MUSIC WITH ROBERT AND GIGIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Kids sing along with Robert Resnik and his fiddle-playing friend Gigi Weisman. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Registration and info, 865-7216.
sport SENIOR EXERCISE: See September 19, 10 a.m. GOLF TOURNAMENT: Swingers pack clubs to support adaptive programs for skiing and other sports. Sugarbush Golf Club, Warren, shotgun start at noon. Call for cost. Info, www. vermontadaptive.org or 847-5779. SUGARBUSH OPEN DISC GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP: Pro and amateur players hurl plastic tokens into metalbasket â&#x20AC;&#x153;holesâ&#x20AC;? as part of a three-day, multiple-division Frisbee tournament. Sugarbush Resort, Warren, various times. $30-125. Info, www.sugarbush. com or 583-684 .
activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See September 19. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PEACE ONE DAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Community members join high school students for poetry slams and speeches as part of a United Nations-recognized international rally supporting world peace. Vergennes Union High School, 9:15-10:50 a.m. Free, bring donations of baked goods for U.S. troops. Info, 877-2938.
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etc FARMERS’ MARKETS: See September 19, Route 15, one mile west of Hardwick, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 274-0203. Volunteers Green, Richmond, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 434-5273. Westford Common, 4-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-7405. CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See September 19. CHARITY BINGO: See September 19. THE GREAT VERMONT CORN MAZE: See September 19. MISSION BREAKFAST: See September 20. TERTULIA LATINA: Latinoamericanos and other fluent Spanish speakers converse en español at Radio Bean, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3440. FALL BIRD WALK: Explore woods and fields near a waterway to see warblers, vireos, tanagers and members of other migrating species. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 7 a.m. $5. Info, 229-6206. DONATION DROP-OFF: Families with growing kids sort through closets and donate maternity items, tiny clothes and baby gear for an upcoming sale. Bethany Church, Montpelier, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 223-0873. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF WINE & FOOD DINNER: Ellen Ogden, author of The Vermont Cheese Book, connects terroir to taste during a five-course meal featuring fresh and aged Vermont cheese varieties. Hemingway’s Restaurant, Killington, 7 p.m. $72 includes wine. Info, 422-3886. STREET ROD NATIONALS: Eye-catching cars from all over the country flaunt fantastic paint jobs at a show of more than 1500 souped-up vintage vehicles. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. $12. Info, 878-5545. CANAL SCHOONER HOMECOMING: The 19th-century boat replica Lois McClure reaches Lake Champlain after a 1000-mile journey on New York State’s Erie Canal. Lock 12, Whitehall, N.Y., on-board tours 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free. Info, 475-2022. CALCUTTA NIGHT: The winner at this silent-auction fundraiser takes home a $4000 jackpot after roast chicken and cocktails. Elks Club Lodge, Burlington, cocktails 6 p.m., dinner 7 p.m. $125 for two people. Info, 928-3362. ‘CHEESE SNOB’ WORKSHOP: Sample six Vermont artisan cheeses at a tasting session guided by an area expert. Main Street Museum, White River Junction, 7-8:30 p.m. $15. Reservations and info, 356-2776. RUMMAGE SALE: Treasure seekers plunder piles of odds and ends at 1416 North Avenue, Burlington, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. Info, 863-5700. WELLNESS WORKSHOP: A nutritionist explains how to obtain vital vitamins, minerals and proteins. Noble Hall, Vermont College, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 234-5260.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. A FAR CRY: See September 21, Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $10-20. Info, 229-0492. ‘OVER THERE, OVER HERE’: See September 21. SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK: The five women of the famous African-American a cappella ensemble meld voices for the masses at a sold-out show. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $29-47. Info, 863-5966.
VERMONT YOUTH ORCHESTRA: Horn player Katie Jordan and double bassist Benjamin Green solo on separate concertos by Strauss and Serge Koussevitzky, and nature-inspired works by Copland, Wagner and Middlebury composer Peter Hamlin round out the program. Stowe High School Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 655-5030. CLASSICAL CONCERT: Members of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and the Middlebury College performance faculty perform the two string sextets composed by Johannes Brahms. Concert Hall, Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. SUZANNE VEGA: The Manhattan native and veteran singer-songwriter belts out literate lyrics from her new album Beauty and Crime. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $36. Info, 603-448-0400. WOMENSING: The six members of this all-female, Addison County a cappella group pitch their pipes on a musicalheritage medley of Chinese, French, Italian and Canadian folk songs. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050. BARRE TONES: International a cappella champs Boston Accent headline a revue of show-biz ditties by this central Vermont-based women’s ensemble. Barre Opera House, 7:30 p.m. $15. Info, 476-8188.
dance DANCE PARTY: Niles Ford of the Urban Dance Collective spins hip-hop and global house for moves based in AfroJazz and modern dance. Lower Lobby, Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 10 p.m. - 1 a.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. OTTER CREEK CONTRAS: Caller Lausanne Allen keeps dancers moving to traditional tunes by The String Collective. Holley Hall, Bristol, 8 p.m. $6. Info, 453-4613. CONTRA DANCE: Cuckoo’s Nest makes music for dancers in clean shoes, and Ruth Sylvester calls the steps. Tracy Hall, Norwich, 8 p.m. $8. Info, 785-4607. SWING DANCE: Partners join hands to gyrate ’round the floor, 1940s style. Champlain Club, Burlington, beginner lesson 8 p.m., dance 8:30-11 p.m. $5. Info, 864-8382.
drama ‘BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER, ETC.’: See September 19. ‘MURDER MISTAKEN’: See September 19. ‘LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS’: See September 19. ‘THE MEMORY OF WATER’: See September 20, 2 & 8 p.m. $19-21. ‘HENRY V’: See September 20, 2 & 8 p.m. $15-25. PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL: See September 21. Heidi Lebauer’s Crosswords chronicles the adventures of a lonely retired couple who become armchair travelers.
film ‘MY BEST FRIEND’: See September 21, 7 & 9 p.m. ‘THE DEATH OF MR. LAZARESCU’: In this Romanian film, an elderly man who calls an ambulance at the first sign of illness is shunted from one hospital to another as his health deteriorates. Dana Auditorium, Middlebury College, 3 & 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.
art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. QUILT EXHIBITION: See September 19. ART EXHIBITION & SALE: See September 21. ARTIST MARKET: Local artists show their stuff and offer original works for sale. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts Plaza, Burlington, 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7165.
LEAF CASTING WORKSHOP: Nature lovers create concrete objets d’art from fern fronds and hosta blades. UVM Horticultural Research Center, South Burlington, 9 a.m. - noon. $20 includes materials. Registration and info, www. friendsofthehortfarm.org or 864-3073.
words ALLISON CESARIO PATON: The author of the set-in-Vermont Mrs. Bundle mystery series for all ages signs copies of her detective fiction at Borders, Burlington, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, 207-233-5797.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See September 19. WINOOSKI PLAYGROUP: See September 20, 10-11 a.m. ‘SATURDAY STORIES’: Librarians read from popular picture books at the Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313. BORDERS STORYTIME: Little bookworms listen to stories at Borders, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: Kids ages 4 and up settle down for stories at Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. ‘TOUCH A TRUCK’: Kids crawl over, climb on and sit in diggers, ’dozers, tractors and fire trucks at a face-painting-enhanced exploration. People’s Academy Parking Lot, Morrisville, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. $4 per person, $15 per family. Info, 888-2677. ‘CRAFTERNOON’: Cardboard folder extraordinaire Ben T. Matchstick helps kids create ‘laughing masks’— gigglegetting face covers from the Inuit tradition. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.
sport SUGARBUSH OPEN DISC GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP: See September 21. DROP-IN YOGA: Basic-level stretchers improve flexibility and balance in a casual session. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 793-2656. ZUMBA FITNESS: Step-by-steppers try out Latin-dance-inspired exercises mixed with high-energy, international rhythms. Fitness Options, South Burlington, 9:15 a.m. $7. Info, 734-3479. VERMONT STATE POLICE COMMUNITY RUN: Hoofers make tracks in a 5-kilometer race fundraiser for law enforcement families in need. Essex Junction Outlets and Cinema, 8 a.m. $25. Registration and info, www. vsprun.com or 355-8963. WALK FOR WISHES: Participants on a two-day trek cover 20 miles on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain, stopping overnight in Colchester for a hot meal, hot tubs and massages. General Dynamics, Burlington, registration 1 p.m., walk 1:30 p.m. $1000 minimum pledge per walker. Registration and info, www.makeawishvermont.org or 864-9393. GUIDED HIKE: Outdoor explorers follow the evacuation route to Pittsford Ridge taken by American soldiers after a Revolutionary War battle. Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site, 2-5 p.m. $2. Info, 273-2282. ADIRONDACK HIKE: Mountain striders pass five ponds and the remains of an old mine on this moderate, 5-mile trip through the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness Area. Call for meeting location and time. Free. Info, 655-3071.
etc FARMERS’ MARKETS: See September 19, 60 State Street, Montpelier, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 685-4360. Burlington City Hall Park, 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 888-889-8188. Taylor Park, St. Albans, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 933-8325. Marble Works, Middlebury, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 247-8083. Williston Village Green, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 872-7728. Shelburne Parade Ground, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 985-2472.
CHARITY BINGO: See September 19. THE GREAT VERMONT CORN MAZE: See September 19. MISSION BREAKFAST: See September 20. STREET ROD NATIONALS: See September 21. CANAL SCHOONER HOMECOMING: See September 21. RUMMAGE SALE: See September 21. FESTIVAL OF TRADITIONAL CRAFTS: More than 60 artisans create candles, quilts, soap, barrels and more at an exposition of practical rural skills. Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium, St. Johnsbury, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. $3. Info, 748-2372. TRADITIONAL CRAFT SATURDAY: A woodworker demonstrates techniques used to make axe handles, split shingles and scythe grips. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. $10. Info, 457-2355. LA LECHE LEAGUE SALE: Members of a nonprofit supporting breastfeeding moms superintend a baby bazaar of gently used toys, maternity and nursing gear, and kids’ clothes up to size 6X. Bethany Church, Montpelier, 9 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, 223-0873. VERMONT LADIES’ RALLY: Women rev antique-and-sports-car engines on a leisurely food and foliage tour to Stowe and back. Starts from the Vergennes Town Green, 9 a.m. $250 per twoperson car includes breakfast, lunch, cocktail party and prizes; free to watch. Registration and info, 877-3609. ‘GHOSTS OF MAIN STREET’: A walking tour through town focuses on graveyard gossip about long-dead locals. Meet at the Barton Street parking lot, Bradford, 1 & 1:45 p.m. $6. Info, 222-4423. ‘ALIEN INVADERS’ FIELD TRIP: Members of the Green Mountain Audubon Society point out invasive plant species on a walk through the LaPlatte River Marsh Natural Area. Meet at the Shelburne Bay access parking lot, 9 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4132. PUG SOCIAL: Pint-sized pups and their families gather for games, contests and a parade to benefit local rescue efforts for the breed. See calendar spotlight. Lower Meadows, Topnotch Resort, Stowe, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. $10. Info, 626-8280. FIELD, FOREST & STREAM FESTIVAL: Demos of basket-making, beekeeping and other traditional activities evoke the hunt and the harvest. Adirondack History Center, Elizabethtown, N.Y., 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. $5. Info, 518-962-8778. LAWN & BAKE SALE: Antiques nestle next to pans of brownies at the Colchester Historical House, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. Info, 862-6738. WRUV RECORD SWAP: DJs from UVM’s community-run radio station supervise vinyl-disc trades at a fun fest with live music and art. Kriya Studio, 333 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington, 4-9 p.m. $5. Info, 804-543-3258. HARVEST MARKET & CHURCH MOUSE BAZAAR: Treasure seekers sift through a cornucopia of jewelry, baked goods, knitwear, crafts and other items from Granny’s attic. Congregational Church, Richmond, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free. Info, 434-2053. RINGO MATSURI: Taiko drumming groups from Burlington and elsewhere perform amid apple trees in a Japanese-themed fruit harvest festival. Shelburne Orchards, noon - 2 p.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-2753. FALL EQUINOX BOOK & PIE SALE: Sales of bound paper and pastry accompany a lunch concession with soup, bread, cider and cookies. Lincoln Library, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. Info, 453-2665. PLAYBOY MANSION CRUISE: Classily costumed booty shakers step aboard for a bunny-themed laketop dance party with separate reggae and hip-hop floors. Departs from the Burlington Community Boathouse, 9 p.m. $20-25. Info, www.lotusmusicvt.com or 863-8500.
VIDEO EDITING: Camera wielders who’ve taken an access orientation course learn how to create non-linear narratives with Final Cut Pro software. VCAM Channel 15 Studio, Burlington, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, www.vermontcam. org or 651-9692. GREEN CONES: Backyard composters peruse food-waste digesters at a traveling sale run by the Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District. Bradford Recycling Depot, 9 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, www.cvswmd.org or 472-5424. GRASSROOTS ART: Senior citizens share their creative efforts in the form of live music, theater and short story readings. Presto Music Store, Blue Mall, South Burlington, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 658-0030. ‘DISCOVER HISTORIC HARTFORD’: Volunteers at 12 separate sites profile the past by relating facts about churches and other locales on a selfguided tour. Various Hartford locations, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free, pick up a map at the Main Street Museum, White River Junction. Info, 356-2776. BICYCLE DONATION DROP-OFF: Returned Peace Corps volunteers collect bikes of all types for shipment to developing countries. Lake Champlain Chocolates Warehouse, Burlington, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Donations. Info, www. p4p.org or 660-0971. BIKE COLLECTION: Cyclists donate used two-wheelers and bike parts for refurbishment into usable transportation or public sculpture. FreeRide, 89 Barre Street, Montpelier, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, www.mdca.org or 223-9604. LIBRARY BOOK SALE: Lit lovers turn a new leaf while browsing old ones. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955. TSUKIMI MOON-VIEWING PARTY: The Japan-America Society of Vermont holds a potluck picnic that extends after dark, when attendees gaze at the harvest moon and compose haiku. Oakledge Park, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free, bring a dish to share. Info, 655-4197.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. ‘OVER THERE, OVER HERE’: See September 21, 2 p.m. VERMONT YOUTH ORCHESTRA: See September 22, Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 3 p.m. $10-15. Info, 863-5966. DEVENDRA BANHART: The eccentric, bearded folk-rock enchanter sings mysterious ditties from his new album Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon. See calendar spotlight. Grand Maple Ballroom, Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 8 p.m. $10-15. Info, www. uvmtickets.com or 656-4410. MAYFLY: Close harmonizers Katie Trautz and Julia Wayne accompany themselves on old-time duets, amidst apple trees. Champlain Orchards, Shoreham, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 897-2777. ORGAN RECITAL: William Porter performs works by Bach, Mendelssohn and other composers on a recently restored instrument originally built in 1875. North Universalist Chapel Society, Woodstock, 4 p.m. Donations. Info, 457-4325.
drama ‘THE MEMORY OF WATER’: See September 20, 5 p.m. ‘HENRY V’: See September 20. $25. PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL: See September 21, 2 p.m. William P. Steele’s Box Set takes an irreverent look at workplace politics. OPEN PRODUCTION MEETING: The Shelburne Players provide a behindthe-scenes peek at set construction, lighting, costume and publicity decisions for their upcoming run of N. Richard Nash’s play The Rainmaker. Trinity Episcopal Church, Shelburne, 1-2 p.m. Free. Info, 985-2225.
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PUP TALK Let’s face it — pugs look kind of ridiculous. So much so that in May, The Onion lampooned the flat-faced dogs in a fake story about a “recall” of 2007 “models” based on flaws such as, well, trouble breathing. Originally bred as lapdogs for Chinese emperors, pugs require a bit more care than your average canine, but their huge personalities and social natures more than make up for it. Closet fans of the wrinkle-headed, bug-eyed breed can show their puppy love at Green Mountain Pug Rescue’s fifth annual fest. (Proceeds fund veterinary care and adoptions for fawn, apricot, black or silver “mops” in need of good homes.) Be warned: An über-cute costume contest and pug-of-war races may inspire you to pony up for a new pet. Pug Social
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‘THE DIVINE REALITY COMEDY CIRCUS’: Bread and Puppet, Vermont’s homegrown theatrical troupe, melds Dante with reality TV. BigTown Gallery, Rochester, 3 p.m. $7. Info, 767-9670.
film ‘MY BEST FRIEND’: See September 21. ‘WHAT A WAY TO GO’: Peak oil preparations? This documentary subtitled “Life at the End of Empire” looks at the cumulative global effect of climate change, species extinction and population increases. Unitarian Church, Burlington, 7 p.m. Donations. Info, 363-8293. ‘OCCUPATION 101’: A community discussion follows this documentary about the current situation and historical causes of the IsraeliPalestinian conflict. 696 Pine Street, Burlington, 2 p.m. Donations. Info, www.vtjp.org or 899-5219.
art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. QUILT EXHIBITION: See September 19. ART EXHIBITION & SALE: See September 21. PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW: Landscape expert Annie Tiberio Cameron presents slide projections of her work with abstract studies of natural colors, shapes and textures from Death Valley and other locales. Chandler Gallery, Randolph, 3 p.m. $6. Reservations and info, 728-9878.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See September 19. BRADY RYMER & THE LITTLE BAND THAT COULD: Kids and parents boogie to sounds from this mandolinand-accordion-fueled jam band for the short-pants set. Higher Ground, South Burlington, activities 2 p.m., concert 3 p.m. Free. Info, 652-0777. SCIENCE SUNDAY: Young insect inspectors create two bug nets to bring home for backyard investigations. Montshire Museum, Norwich, 1 & 3 p.m. $10 per family. Info, 649-2200.
PLUM ISLAND BIRDING TRIP: Teens band together for a field outing to Newburyport, Massachusetts, to seek migrating shorebirds and warblers. Departs from the North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 6 a.m. $15. Registration and info, 229-6206.
sport PUBLIC SKATING: See September 19, 1-3 p.m. SUGARBUSH OPEN DISC GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP: See September 21. BIG CROW HIKE: Views of high peaks dominate this moderate, 6-mile trip along Nun-da-ga-o Ridge in the Adirondacks. Call for meeting location and time. Free. Info, 863-1145. CIDER HOUSE RUN: This familyfriendly tour through the trees can be done at a walk, or faster. Shelburne Orchards, 11 a.m. $15 includes a bag for pick-your-own. Info, www. shelburneathleticclub.com or 985-4400. TRAIL RACE: Runners pace themselves on 12.5 kilometers of wooded and open cross-country routes to support a town library expansion project. Beaver Brook Farm, Marshfield, 10 a.m. Donations. Info, 426-3190. T.A.M. TEAM TREK: Athletes choose to run, hike or bike 3-mile sections of the Trail Around Middlebury to raise funds for its maintenance. Check-in at Marbleworks, Middlebury, 9:15 a.m., race 10 a.m. $15 per person or $60 per 4-to-6-person team. Registration and info, www.maltvt.org or 388-1007. CATAMOUNT TRAIL HILL CLIMB: Mountain bikers, runners and hikers of all ages and abilities challenge themselves on a 7K incline. Bolton Valley Resort, registration 9:30-10:30 a.m., race 11 a.m. $25-30. Registration and info, www. catamounttrail.org or 864-5794.
etc CHARITY BINGO: See September 19, 2 & 7 p.m. THE GREAT VERMONT CORN MAZE: See September 19. STREET ROD NATIONALS: See September 21, 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. RUMMAGE SALE: See September 21.
INTERFAITH CELEBRATION: Author and environmental activist Bill McKibben connects ecology and world peace at a pro-Earth service featuring music by local choral groups. Breeding Barn, Shelburne Farms, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 985-3819. APPLE PIE FEST: Chefs and dessert connoisseurs savor an American icon at this cash-prize two-crust baking contest with live music and comedy. Shelburne Orchards, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., pie drop-off 11:30 a.m., judging 12:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 864-7528. SOLAR JAM: A sun-powered stage helps make this local conservation fair with live music a “carbon-neutral” event. Food and carnival games go hand-in-hand with ecological info at the Richmond Town Park Bandstand, 1-7 p.m. Free, bring a potluck dish to share. Info, www.solarbus.org/jam or 434-4939. PLYMOUTH CHEESE & HARVEST FESTIVAL: Award-winning wheels of granular-curd cheese take center stage at a showcase of Vermont history and edibles with music and crafts. President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, Plymouth Notch, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. Info, 672-3773. ST. ALBANS FINE WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL: Local farmers and producers of artisan treats highlight the tasty items they provide to area merchants and restaurants. Taylor Park, St. Albans, 1-3 p.m. $20. Info, 524-6135. WINOOSKI VALLEY PERMACULTURE POTLUCK: A tour through an orchard and a straw-bale construction site precedes a mealtime discussion of local opportunities for sustainable land management. Orchard Valley School, East Montpelier, 6 p.m. Free, bring a dish to share. Info, 310-1943. CHINESE-ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUP: Ni hao ma? Speakers of Mandarin and English break the ice to swap sentences in both languages. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. SAMBATUCADA! REHEARSAL: Percussive people pound out carnival rhythms at an open meeting of this Brazilianstyle community drumming troupe. New members are welcome at the Switchback Brewery, Burlington, 6 p.m. $5. Info, 343-7107. CHAMPLAIN ECHOES REHEARSAL: This women’s a cappella chorus welcomes new members for four-part harmonies. The Pines Senior Center, South Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 879-0040. JAZZ JAM: Instrumentalists play informally on horns and wind instruments. Presto Music Store, Blue Mall, South Burlington, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 658-0030.
ANIMAL FEEDING: See September 19. WATERBURY STORYTIME: See September 19, for children ages 2-3. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: See September 20. MUSIC TIME: See September 20. FAMILY SING-ALONG: Parents and kids belt out fun, familiar favorites at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. DADS’ GROUP: Fathers and fathersto-be bring offspring up to age 6 to a playgroup, meal and social hour. Winooski Family Center, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-1422. PRESCHOOL PROGRAM: Small farmhands hear The Rusty, Trusty Tractor by Joy Cowley and Olivier Dunrea, then see working field machinery. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 2-3:30 p.m. $8. Registration and info, 457-2355.
dance SWING DANCING: Put on your saddle shoes and head for an old-fashioned sock hop at The Black Door, Montpelier, 7:30-9 p.m. $5. Info, 223-1806.
film ‘MY BEST FRIEND’: See September 21. MEN’S MOVIE NIGHT: Gay, bi and queer guys munch popcorn and watch Come Undone, a French film about a beachside romance between two young men. R.U.1.2? Community Center, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 860-7812.
art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. COMMUNITY DARKROOM: See September 20. ART EXHIBITION & SALE: See September 21.
words ‘(RE)INTRODUCING CLASSICAL GREECE’: Readers of Edith Hamilton’s Mythology consider everyday references to ancient stories and ideas. Hornbeam Lounge, Wake Robin Retirement Community, Shelburne, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-9546. POTLUCK BOOK DISCUSSION: Readers of all ages bring foods their grandmothers used to cook to a chatty dinner focused on Elizabeth Winthrop’s novel Counting on Grace. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free, bring a dish to share; beverages and tableware provided. Info, 878-6955.
talks ELECTION SERIES: Jim Condon, a Vermont state representative from Colchester, sums up Bill Richardson’s views in a proxy speech profiling the U.S. presidential candidate. Ellsworth Room, Library and Learning Center, Johnson State College, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 371-7898. CROSS-CULTURAL INFLUENCES: UVM history prof Denise Youngblood explores how Russian artists have influenced American culture. Faith United Methodist Church, 2 p.m. $5. Info, www.eeevermont.org or 862-2531. FIRESIDE CHAT: Colchester Police Chief Chuck Kirker offers informal info on local law-enforcement issues. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 879-7576. SUDAN TRAVEL TALK: Area Episcopalian Martha Holden describes her trip to Africa in terms of her interfaith spiritual experiences there. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.
sport SENIOR EXERCISE: See September 19, 10 a.m. PUBLIC SKATING: See September 19.
activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See September 19. PUBLIC FORUM ON AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS: Vermont state officials gather info for a plan to provide services for autistic individuals at home, at school and in the community. Conference Room 127, Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, St. Johnsbury, 10 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, 828-3154.
etc CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See September 19. THE GREAT VERMONT CORN MAZE: See September 19. CANAL SCHOONER HOMECOMING: See September 21, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Basin Harbor, Vergennes, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 475-2022. VERMONT CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY CONFERENCE: Seminars and panels address the needs of families affected by a parent’s incarceration. Killington Grand Hotel, 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. $50. Registration and info, 948-2435. TEACHING GARDENS RECEPTION: Blooming displays and a plein air choral concert greet visitors to plant plots containing native Vermont species and flora from children’s literature. Outside the McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. POJAZZ: Led by creative writing prof and trombonist Tony Whedon, local poets and jazz musicians jam in a free-form concert of story-driven experimental sounds. Base Lodge, Johnson State College, 8-11 p.m. Free. Info, 326-4105. VSO CHORUS AUDITIONS: Experienced choral singers seek spots in the Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s ensemble of volunteer vocalists. Elley-Long Music Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 5-9 p.m., call for appointment. Free. Info, 259-2874. AMATEUR MUSICIANS’ ORCHESTRA: Community players of all abilities and levels of experience practice pieces at South Burlington High School, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $6. Info, www.amovt. org or 985-4939.
GREEN MOUNTAIN CHORUS: Male music-makers rehearse barbershop singing and quartetting at St. Francis Xavier School, Winooski, 7-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-2949.
dance SWING DANCING: Open practice makes perfect for music-motivated swing dancers of all levels. Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $3. Info, 860-7501. SQUARE DANCE INTRO: Newbies try their hands — and feet — at modern, western-style formations, guided by caller Ray Moskewich. Fred Tuttle Middle School cafeteria, South Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 985-2012.
drama ‘AMERICAN MACHINE’: Vermont playwright James Lantz premieres his six-actor parable about the current state of the American dream, set in a contemporary plastics factory. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $2029. Info, www.americanmachinetheplay. com or 863-5966.
film ‘MY BEST FRIEND’: See September 21. SECRET MOVIE NIGHT: Indie film buffs wait with bated breath for a cinematic surprise. Studio STK, Burlington, 8 p.m. $3. Info, 657-3333.
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words JOHN HANSON MITCHELL: The Massachusetts-based author discusses his memoir The Rose Café: Love and War in Corsica, wherein he tracks down characters he met in 1960s France, 40 years after the fact. Stowe Free Library, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 253-6145. BURLINGTON WRITERS’ GROUP: Bring pencil, paper and the will to be inspired to the Blue Star Café, Winooski, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 758-2287.
talks WELLNESS SERIES: A healer discusses various meditation techniques for coping with disease. Ellsworth Room, Library & Learning Center, Johnson State College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-0911. ‘THE ECONOMICS OF IMMIGRATION’: History prof Yovanna Pineda and economics professor Patrick Walsh debate whether immigrants drain resources or provide vital services. Farrell Room, St. Edmund’s Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. THE MAHER PROJECT: Sister Lucy Kurien, the founder and director of an interfaith community in India sheltering destitute and battered women and children, describes her organization and its work. Mann Hall, Trinity Campus, UVM, Burlington, 12:30 p.m. Also at the Unitarian Church, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 598-1269. COMMUNITY MEDICAL SCHOOL: Dr. Benjamin Littenberg, an internist with Fletcher Allen Hospital, explains the systematic, research-based methods health-care providers use to prevent errors. Carpenter Auditorium, Given Building, UVM, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 847-2886. COMMUNITY-GENERATED ENERGY: Greg Pahl, author of the Citizen-Powered Energy Handbook, provides examples of successful small-scale renewableenergy projects from around he world. Burlington College, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9616.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See September 19. SOUTH BURLINGTON LIBRARY STORYTIME: See September 21, for walkers up to age 3.
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM: See September 24, 9-10:30 a.m. ECHO STORYTIME: Young explorers discover the wonders of the natural world through books and imaginative play. ECHO, Burlington, 11 a.m. $7-9.50. Info, 864-1848. TODDLER STORYTIME: Tykes under age 3 enjoy stories, songs and a snack at the Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313. TASTY READS: Culinary students prep apples and share orchard stories with kids in grades K-5. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. WINOOSKI STORYTIME: Preschoolers aged 2-and-a-half to 5 expend energy in finger play and song, then listen to tales. Winooski Memorial Library, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Registration and info, 655-6424.
sport PUBLIC SKATING: See September 19. ZUMBA FITNESS: See September 22, 5:30 p.m. COMMUNITY YOGA CLASS: Beginner to intermediate stretchers strike poses for spine alignment. Healing in Common Lobby, Network Chiropractic of Vermont, Shelburne, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-9850. TRAIL RUNNING: Cross-country racers of all ages train on a 5K course, with shorter loops for kids. Catamount Outdoor Family Center, Williston, 6 p.m. $3-5. Info, 879-6001.
activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See September 19. NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING ASSEMBLY: See September 19, residents of Ward 5, Champlain Elementary School Cafeteria, Burlington. PUBLIC FORUM ON AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS: See September 24, Hunt Middle School Auditorium, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. GREEN DRINKS: Environmentally conscious citizens meet and greet for grassroots political action and discussion of local issues. The Skinny Pancake, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 800-442-1521, ext. 306.
etc FARMERS’ MARKET: See September 19, H.O. Wheeler School, Burlington, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 324-3073. CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See September 19. CHARITY BINGO: See September 19. THE GREAT VERMONT CORN MAZE: See September 19. WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS NETWORK: See September 19, The Black Door, Montpelier, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $18. Info, kwerner@wcvt.com or 363-9266. FARM GLEANING: See September 20. PAUSE CAFE: Novice and fluent French speakers brush up on their linguistics — en français. Borders Café, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 655-1346. ‘SIBLINGS WITHOUT RIVALRY’ WORKSHOP: Parents hear how to help brothers and sisters live peacefully together. Twinfield Union School, Marshfield, 6-8 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 476-8757, ext. 115. BURLINGTON GARDEN CLUB: Green thumbs display floral arrangements inspired by famous works of art. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 1:15 p.m. Free. Info, 862-0576. ADOPTION INFO SESSION: Vermont families considering domestic or international adoption gather facts at the Hinesburg Town Hall, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, www.mapsadopt.org or 866-397-6913. AARP SAFE DRIVER COURSE: Steeringwheel turners aged 50 or older opt for an 8-hour road refresher that addresses changes in driving behavior that come with age. Hinesburg Town Offices, 12:30-4:30 p.m. $10 includes materials. Registration and info, 482-4691.
GRADUATE SCHOOL FAIR: Potential grad students meet with recruiters from institutions all over the Northeast. Hauke Conference Center, Champlain College, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 860-2722. RAW FOOD WORKSHOP: Easy as pie? Fresh-edible fans learn how to make a no-bake apple confection from local fruit. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7 p.m. $12. Registration and info, 223-8004, ext. 202. ‘KEEPING IT LIGHT’: No more “yo-yos”! Members of a weight-loss-maintenance group exchange info, ideas and support in sustaining a healthy lifestyle. McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 10:30 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, 860-2855. CREATIVE VISUALIZATION: Participants in this meditative workshop consider how to use mind over matter for healing and self-empowerment. Pathways to Well Being, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 233-0046. PERMACULTURE SKILL SHARE: Neighbors share sustainable approaches to managing local urban landscapes for food and fun. 36 Crombie Street, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 999-2768. LGBTQ COFFEEHOUSE: Queer and questioning folks of all flavors chat over snacks and hot beverages. R.U.1.2? Community Center, Burlington, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 860-7812. ‘RAISING SEXUALLY HEALTHY KIDS’: Parents of kids ages birth to age 8 meet with a Planned Parenthood educator to discuss how to talk with their children openly and honestly about sex. Viva Espresso, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 660-8482.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. ST. ANDREWS PIPES & DRUMS: See September 19. MICHELE CHOINIERE: The FrancoAmerican songstress sings traditional tunes along with original compositions at a quadrille-enhanced hoedown assisted by caller Benoit Bourque. Grand Isle Lake House, 7 p.m. $15-20. Info, www.islandarts.org or 796-3631.
dance ‘SALSALINA’ PRACTICE: See September 19. WEST AFRICAN DANCE: See September 19.
drama ‘MURDER MISTAKEN’: See September 19. ‘LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS’: See September 19. ‘AMERICAN MACHINE’: See September 25. ‘FOUND A PEANUT’: Bullies and buddies bond in this backyard coming-of-age comedy set in 1960s Brooklyn. Royall Tyler Theatre, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $17. Info, www.uvmtheatre.org or 656-2094.
film ‘MY BEST FRIEND’: See September 21. ‘ADDICTION’: A Q&A panel with area experts follows a screening of this 90-minute HBO documentary about substance abuse. Merrill’s Roxy Cinemas, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-7423, ext. 330.
art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. OPEN STUDIO ART: See September 19. ART EXHIBITION & SALE: See September 21. AUTUMN LANDSCAPES: There’s gold in them there hills! Shutter-clickers learn the basics of photographic composition. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 6:30 p.m. $75-80. Registration and info, 229-6206.
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POP & CIRCUMSTANCES People who’ve seen Devendra Banhart on YouTube, dancing around in his underwear, have a good sense of how the lanky folk-rocker rolls. He came to fame via a 2002 album that he recorded while hobo-ing around the world — mostly on friends’ answering machines. His subsequent output, a mix of eccentric acoustic warblings and avant-garde experimentation, has been described as indie-folk and “New Weird American.” On his new album, Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon, the neo-hippie poet and singer-songwriter pairs solo acoustic numbers with psych-folk songs, backed by an electric outfit unafraid to shake freedom chimes, bow a psaltery or bang on pot lids. Banhart and his band gig in UVM’s brand-new student center, sandwiched between shows in Montréal and Boston. Catch him if you can. DevenDra Banhart
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SUSAN THOMAS: The local poet confronts writer’s block with work from her new collection, Voice of the Empty Notebook. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.
ANIMAL FEEDING: See September 19. BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: See September 19. WESTFORD PLAYGROUP: See September 19. HINESBURG PLAYGROUP: See September 19. WATERBURY STORYTIME: See September 19. ‘MOVING & GROOVING’: See September 19.
talks ‘HAVANA TODAY’: Armando Vilaseca, a Franklin County school superintendent and a Cuban American who emigrated to the U.S. in 1965, offers an overview of the country’s current climate. Community Room, Burlington College, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9616. CHAVEZ’S VENEZUELA & U.S. POLICY: Venezuelan community organizer Belkis Urdaneta explains the political views of marginalized people working for social justice in her country. Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3783. PHOTOGRAPHY TALK: Expert photojournalist Richard Ross discusses subjects he shot for his most recent book, Architecture of Authority — including segregation cells at Iraq’s Abu Gharaib prison. Room 301, Williams Hall, UVM, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2014. ‘THE SECRET LIFE OF SHOES’: Edward Maeder, the director of exhibitions and curator of textiles at the Historic Deerfield Museum, considers footwear’s toehold on society. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 12:15 p.m. $5. Info, 656-2090. ‘WHY ZEBRAS DON’T GET ULCERS’: Dr. Robert Sapolsky of Stanford University, an expert on the neurobiology of stress, explains how long-term worries affect human health. Auditoriums E & F, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, N.H., 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 603-653-1231.
sport SENIOR EXERCISE: See September 19. PUBLIC SKATING: See September 19.
activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See September 19. NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING ASSEMBLY: See September 19, residents of Ward 1, Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building, UVM, Burlington. BURLINGTON LIBERTARIAN PARTY CAUCUS: Free-will advocates elect officers and consider candidates who’ll advance civil liberties on the local level. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, www. burlingtonlp.org or 865-0111. TOWN MEETING TOUR: The World Citizens Party of Vermont engages locals in an overview of the Green Mountain State’s democratic process. Grades 5/6 Art Room, Milton Elementary School, 4 p.m. Free. Info, www.wcpvermont.org or 355-5247.
‘LUNCH & LEARN’ SERIES: See September 19. Kitchen gardeners glean tips for cleaning up backyard plots, post-harvest. THE GREAT VERMONT CORN MAZE: See September 19. BUTTERFLY TAGGING: See September 19. WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS NETWORK: See September 19, Rutland Country Club, 6-8 p.m. $17. Info, vemmavt@comcast.net or 363-9266. AARP SAFE DRIVER COURSE: See September 25. KNITTING & RUG HOOKING: Pointpushers create scarves, hats and mats at the Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050. BURNHAM KNITTERS: Yarn unfurls into purls at a chat-and-craft session. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 879-7576. MAGIC TRICK WORKSHOP: What’s up your sleeve, Grandpa? Learn how to amuse kids with easy-to-do magic in this adults-only clinic taught by Circus Smirkus founder Rob Mermin. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. >
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If you’re looking for relationships, dates, flirts, or to hook-up, this is your scene. WOMEN seeking MEN FABULOUS FIFTIES! Ward, Wally, and The Beav have bought an A&W franchise and moved to Oklahoma. June and Gal Pal are looking for a Richie and Fonzie to go bowling with. If you enjoy life and are tired of gutter balls, let’s give it a roll. TwinPeaks, 53, #106632 STEP IN THE MUD ONCE I like to be active and think positively. Being adventureous is key, life is to short to say you’ll do it tomorrow. Laughter is what I do. I enjoy listening to live music. I’m always down for just a movie or hanging out. I like people who can be spontaneous and act crazy and not care. Megs5, 21, l, #106629 MEETING KNEW PEOPLE!!!! I dont know what to really say. I would Like to meet some knew people, if anyone wants to know anything about me than they can ask me. sunnybeach, 20, #106617 NATIVE VERMONTER I consider myself honest, reliable, responsible and caring. I work full-time, enjoy nature, watching animals and birds, walking, swimming, gardening, working around the house, playing with my grandkids, and spending time with family and friends. I am looking for an honest caring man who enjoys being a family man and has some of the same interests. nativevtr, 57, l, #106588 LA LUNA Y SOL 40-Something year old professional woman (So. VT) looking for a very open, honest and mutually satisfying friendship with a stable, secure, independent man who enjoys his life yet may like an occasional date with a woman who values her space and independence. My priorities are in order; I’m healthy, happy, and fun. Let’s explore some quality (if not quantity) time. laluna, 42, l, #106589 MODERN LOVER? I’m a stranger again after five years away. I miss the last place I lived, a metro city where I frequented a punk bar, went to tons of live shows, and had friends who are tattooed and complicated like I am. Looking for someone scruffy, communicative and comfortably handsome to hang with, listen to music with and get to know. bakeriesalldaylong, 24, u, l, #106577 HAPPY RENAISSANCE GAL Looking to share life’s offerings with a goodspirited soul. Be it friendly fun, frivolous flirtations, or sweet romance, I’m in. I’ll teach you what I know if you teach me what you know. Why not get together? We really have nothing to lose. Worst-case scenario: we learn, share a laugh, and gain a great story. Best-case scenario: up to us. embrace_it_all, 23, u, l, #106551 NUTTY HIKER CHICK I’m a screwball, a klutz and worldclass friend. I love hiking, skiing and just goofing off. I’ll try anything once and I’m in the process of checking things off my “To Do Before I Die” list. I am straight forward and honest and expect the same. I’ll tell you anything, just ask. dreamer8861, 24, l, #106554
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WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER i’m cuter than cute, open and honest, i’m funny as hell and my eyes are auburn just like my hair. my mission is to spread happiness and i don’t like to use capital letters when i type. i think with my heart. basically, i’m happy with me and looking for like-minded people to have fun with. indigomoon, 41, #106447
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SWEET OUTGOING FABULOUS AND FUN funny, giving, loving mother of a teenager. When I am not working I am volunteering in the community. Love the Red Sox, the Steelers, and the Bruins. My life is busy so I don’t need someone who is clingy, needy, or controlling. missgaddie, 35, l, #106552
ALL THESE DEFINITIONS... I aim to be a renaissace person: future farmer and blacksmith, teacher and writer. I also love to cook, and share my random tidbits of knowledge. The fastest way to my heart may actually be a compassionate, insightful, witty, intellectual conversation that bounces from topic to topic. I am intense, enthusiastic, loving, silly, and incredibly curious about almost everything. Greenfire, 23, l, #102929
SMART, SWEET AND SENSUAL You will enjoy my quick mind, humor, kind warm eyes and soft skin... I love to have fun in all seasons, hiking, skiing, traveling..dancing ... My rich life has brought me to several states and countries..I speak fluent French... Let’s dance, pick apples, listen to music, talk, laugh, cuddle.... will you be ...the one...yes I am a romantic. salski3, 62, #106537
SHE TALKS LIKE A TRUCKER. I am just looking for some good, down to earth girls to hang with and perhaps have some fun. I am in a serious relationship with a man but need a women in my life to do the girly things with. Be it sexual or just sitting around talking over a cup of coffee and some shopping. BoredomsAntidote, 26, l, #106555
LETTING LIFE SURPRISE I’m as comfortable in heels as a pair of jeans and flip flops. I find joy in the simple pleasures: reading in the sun, laughing with my daughter, and listening to the purr of a kitten. I’m looking for passionate discussions at Koto’s, lazing on the couch with popcorn and a movie, and walks outside on a warm day. Paraiso, 40, l, #106518
I DON’T DO HEADLINES... I’m looking for a companion (maybe more) in the area. I love hanging downtown, whether it be at a coffee shop engaged in great a convos or listening to live music and enjoying a few brews. I am athletic and love to be outdoors but I also enjoy hanging in and watching a good movie with someone to cuddle with! Interested? kcsnowvt, 22, l, #106458
THEY SAY SHE’S PASSIONATELY EXCITING YESSS! She gets away with a six word headline So she breaks the rules once in a while but only the harmless silly ones. She’s looking for fun and new friends - it’s a new day and a brand new journey. Far too many passions to reveal when they limit you to 60 words so be brave and ask. She_Rides, 44, l, #106126
ARE THERE OTHERS LIKE ME? I can’t believe VT is so hard to find other lesbians. I want to find someone to connect, get to know, travel and enjoy the simple pleasures of life with, since I believe that people make the moment. I like to be outdoors. I’m not racing up the mountain, but I’ll start from the bottom and make it to the top :0). livelaughing, 28, l, #106397
GEEKY GIRL SEEKS PARTNER-IN-CRIME I grew up on a dairy farm but have found myself in an office job! I love to hike, snowshoe, travel, work with animals, cook, read and discuss, drink great coffee and am a total geek. vtcowgirl, 31, l, #106508 AVALON GODDESS OZMA JINJUR If I were to go out with someone, this is what I would be looking for: Humble, silly, funny, very smart and spiritual, attractive, into a fit mind and body, relaxed but motivated to do well. Established job, and openminded to family. I won’t put up a picture (not that kinda girl!). But you can send me yours! Lotus0104, 27, l, #106505 LIVE LIFE FULL THROTTLE im a sweet, kind, pretty honest woman in search of the same. i like the wild side of life, daring, uninhibited, spontaneous, fun, outdoorsy and the ability to just have a good time. hikevt, 49, #102371 CRAZY STALKER LYING BITCH Gee, do I enjoy watching the clouds float by and looking up at the stars. I love moonlit strolls along the beach. I am such a nice person, and everybody just loves me, and I know you would too. Hit me up for a great time. HEY LOSER, THE ABOVE PARAGRAPH.... BULLSHIT!!! stitches, 22, u, l, #106459 SUNSHINE ON A CLOUDY DAY! Enlightened woman, intelligent, hard-working, patient, kind, sweet, honest, seeks friendship, companionship, lover/relationship. Loyal, pretty, good sense of humor. I am a bit overweight and I strive to live a healthy lifestyle. Looking for a companion and more, someone already through the divorce process. RadiantSuns, 53, l, #106449
OPEN HEART, OPEN MIND Quick to laugh, kind and compassionate, into social justice/human rights issues. Joys: campfires, mountains, writing, movies, travel, etc. Looking for a partner who is: affectionate, in touch with her own needs...See online ad for more details. Willow26, 26, l, #106183 NEW TO THE AREA I am brand new to Vermont, I just moved here from Massachusetts. I am looking for friends to show me the area and hang out with as well as a people to date and possibly more? this_is_me, 22, l, #105939 WHY HELLO LADIES! Hello there! This young lass is looking for some fun and lovely conversation. Coffee? Movie? Drinks? Drinks…please. melbatoast, 23, l, #105813 JUST WANTING TO ENJOY LIFE I enjoy intelligent conversation, or even a bit of a debate. Yet, silences don’t bother me. Sometimes a little quiet solitude is needed to clear the mind and soul. I would like to be with someone who is comfortable with themselves and doesn’t put on a show - I want to know you for who you are on the inside. wickfh, 29, u, l, #105325 SPIRITUAL ARTSY I am a very busy store owner with a husband and small child. I am a bit chaotic, sometimes emotional and seeking a life that is full of enjoyment. I love to explore the deeper meanings in everyday life. I am creative and lyrical. I read a lot of books about the secrets of life, intention and healing. Jaxemma, 25, l, #105161
MEN seeking WoMEN FIT FOODEE PROFFERS PERFECT PAIRING A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, wrapped in prosciutto. This filet’s well-prepared, rare, tender, and saucy. Works best with fun yet mature, late 20s vintages having complex notes of both spice and sweetness. (Of course, this is just the first taste - there’s *lots* more to sink your teeth into. Lets discuss over good wine and cheese.). XTGuy, 31, #102998 I AM WHAT I AM Active, fun and intelligent. I have great friends and plenty to keep me busy. I have traveled a lot and lived in very cool places. Now looking for someone to share in my new adventures, go to new places and introduce me to there favorite spots. Where would that be? What do you have up your sleeve? jt10, 38, #106620 HONEST, LOYAL, CUTE. NYMPHO, SINGLE Honest, sarcastic, damn cute guy! My main priorities in life are my daughters! I get them part-time so I’m hoping that I can find someone to do something with when i dont have them. I would really like to meet some one around 5’8” or shorter. Preferably petite! Sorry. Just being honest. Sorry, I’m not into big girls! mobbster69, 32, l, #106608 TALL, FUNNY, HOT, MAN Hmmm...love to laugh and help others do the same. fit (6’1”, 165 lbs with some gymmade muscle). Can use chopsticks and I gots some manners. “Yes, please” to sailing and swimming holes. “Yes” also to hot dancing. You: Educated, successful, fit, caring, warm, positive, interesting and attractive woman for friendship and casual dating – a sense of humor would kick ass! tallboy, 34, l, #106598 COME SKI WITH ME Hi! Looking to meet new people to ski with maybe more. Any sport is good also golf, tennis, racket ball, skiing, hockey, football. Also movies, going out on the town, or staying home. The more friends the better. likeu, 42, #106523 LOOKING TO CHAT WITH SOMEONE... I’m signing up because I just read someone’s profile and found it to be very interesting. Hopefully I’ll get the chance to chat with them. fundatious, 39, l, #106567 GENTLE MAN FOR CARING WOMAN Share the joys of life with me. I find joy in the crystal blue of the Vermont sky, the music of Bach, an unexpected twist of plot, the ever-presence of a friend and mate. I enjoy being the bearer of nice surprises, intelligent conversation, warm hugs, and an occasional bad pun. Okay, frequent bad puns. Nobody is perfect. NvrCryWolf, 58, l, #106593 ONE OF A KIND VTSOXPATS I’m 22, born and raised in Williston. Always up for a game and down for a VT beer. I’m a workalholic while trying to relax and get out as much as possible. Love tattoos and cliff jumping. Can’t get enought of Boston. Always am about joking around and having fun. VTpatriot, 22, l, #106587 JACK OF ALL TRADES If you are looking for a humorous person who is sensitive, caring and a hard worker...look no further. nanton12558, 42, l, #106569 EASY-GOING, PHYSICALLY FIT MUSICIAN I’m a very young 57, love the outdoors hiking, kayaking, snowshoeing, climb the occasional mountain. I play guitar and bass in 2 working bands. I love to travel by car with no set agenda. I’m looking for an energetic, outdoorsy woman who’s easy to get along with and reasonably attractive. If the woman is right, I’ll stop looking for any other. Bassman, 57, u, l, #106570 EVERYTHING TO GAIN Basically, I’m just looking for a nice, honest girl who is looking for a nice, honest relationship. More later... swedishphish, 40, u, l, #106565
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS Fun going and successful guy who leads a quality and energetic lifestyle. I enjoy making use of Vermont’s great landscape for hiking, skiing, biking and blading to name a few. Also enjoy traveling to far off places along with weekend getaways. Life is good; now let’s make it great! attaboy, 45, l, #106564 LOVINGSPORTS Hey not sure what I’m looking for but I’m a honest sincere, loving, affectionate and caring man loking for someone for friendship and maybe more. Maybe I’ll meet someone to grow old with? bowl300, 32, #106558 SHARE LIFE AND ENJOY I’m looking for a woman who enjoys outdoor athletic activities like hiking, biking or playing sports. A nice dinner downtown and then a walk up Church St. Just casual friends to start. It takes a bit to get to know someone, and after that happens a real friendship can develop. Chris24vt, 49, l, #106556 DOWN TO EARTH NICE GUY Good looking, down to earth, in shape, nice guy. Looking for a down to earth woman to have good times with. southpaw123, 38, u, #106553
MEN seeking MEN MINDFUL. COMPASSIONATE. EMPATHETIC. POSITVE. PURPOSEFUL. I am a recently separated man who was out to his wife for many years but monogamous. I’d like to find some male friends to pal with and see where life takes me. Life is an everchanging adventure and I enjoy the journey. I would like to find some new friends to add to my cirlcle of friends. niceguy4pals, 47, #106611 LOOKING FOR FUN Hi, looking for a married man in Addison county to have some secret fun. I’m married so must be discreet. Let me know if we can have some fun. sandrews, 42, #104121 BOTTOMS UP! Attractive, sweet-natured nonconformist ISO smart, lusty, liberal, independent thinkers who are interested in friendship and/or great sex. Me: 43, 6’3, 175#, br/bl, checkered past but happy present, aggressive bottom/vers., cute. You: my age or older, masculine, honest, secure in own skin, sexually bold, enlightened, witty, good conversationalist, ht/wt prop., top/vers. Must love kissing, experimentation. Already in happy LTR. mouser, 43, l, #106293 URBAN BOY They say goldfish have no memory...I guess their lives are much like mine. The little plastic castle is a surprise every time. stephen6861, 33, l, #106281 LOOKING FOR FUN GWM 47 5,6 150 looking for someone to have some fun with on a weekly basis, someone who likes to play. nicecock, 48, #106187 REAL & HONEST Just looking for friends, maybe more. Live with my ex/best friend/strictly platonic. Forgot what sex is. More later. Noidea, 49, u, l, #105363 LOOKING FOR CUT MEN ONLY I’m just looking for hook-ups for hot oral sex, that is, I’ll be the one giving the hot oral. dolphinman99, 41, l, #105168 LOOKING LOOKING AND MORE LOOKING I’m just looking to meet someone interesting. A guy who can have fun and still be able to carry on an interesting conversation, with the possiblity of LTR if things feel right. Football, golf, snowboarding, the water. Jetskiing is the absolute best. Guys that are down with backyard barbecues, good ballgame, good food, fun friends, good music, and the like. vtcuteguy, 40, l, #104982
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If you’re looking for full-on kink or BDSM play, you’ll get what you need here. WOMEN seeking… EXPERIMENTAL LOVER Looking to discover are men better than women? or would a woman make me crazy? joy4me, 49, #106627 A SOFT MOAN... Turns you on, as does intelligence, a sense of humor, sensuality and creativity. Pleading eyes and begging brings out the dominant in you. A day long adventure, punctuated with teasing and innuendo brings out the cuffs. If this is you... you know what to do. nightwhispers, 47, #106616 EXTRA EXTRA! LESBIANS START RIOT! Are there any other queer women in the area who are interested in meeting up for some intense flirting, foreplay or fucking? Are you Andro/Femme/Riot Gurrl? It’s all good. I’m open to all races and body types. Be kickass, be unique. Let’s keep it easy and fun. No commitments. runswithscissors, 21, l, #106563 DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS I love to say no - think you’re good enough to make me want to say yes? Can you afford to own me? Ooh, Daddy, I like it rough, but you’d better be sweet and reward me for all I do for you or this kitten will grow claws! mama_pajama, 38, u, #104953 I NEED SOMETHING NEW I’m looking to have fun with a hot girl who wants to go down anywhere. I need someone kinky and spontaneous who is just looking for a good time and some hook ups. I’m up for anything. Iwantu2, 18, #104005 QUITE A CATCH Voluptuous, so there’s more to love, brunette, brown eyes. Looking to try new experiences, very curious about BDSM, but not into pain. Searching for someone to be my private tutor. Please, don’t bother responding if you’re not the plus-size type or involved with someone, let’s not waste my time or yours. wholelottaluv, 35, #103993 MUCHTOLUVREDHEAD Okay, I am sooo new to this! If you are out there, hope you find me! I am new to the BDSM scene, let’s say books “aroused” my curiosity, and I think it’s what’s been missing from my life, I just need to find the right teacher! I’m a full figured-gal, not your thing, don’t respond! (Also, no married or cheaters!). much2luv, 35, #101862
MEN seeking… NSA m4w NSA 34yr 175lb 6’2” in stowe or btown areas, safe & clean fun, email for pics and contact info. I am for real. mrguesswia2, 34, l, #106625
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LOOKING FOR FUN WITH COUPLES Would love to meet a couple for sexual fun, I am very clean and descreet and looking for same.. manlookin4couples, 39, #106560 MOVE OVER ORALB Looking to connect with someone just looking for oral, giving and receiving, hanging out sometimes, maybe a little more as time goes on. Oh, a nice long hot shower would be great too. You wash my back, I’ll wash yours! MisterJ05, 35, #106543 DIRTY VT BOY Hi I am a attractive and sexy man, very well hung. Looking for an attractive and sexy woman in central VT. I would like to be with someone as sexual as me and someone who enjoys outdoor fun and travel anywhere. I have some kinky ideas. Let’s go for a drink or dinner and see what happens. moefish, 36, l, #106526 JUST BROWSING. Not really sure this site is for me. Just browsing for now. Feel free to send an email if you’re curious. Justbrowsing, 25, #106540 OLD SCHOOL DOMINANT - ANY GENDER Experienced in all forms of BDSM play. Gender neutral equal-opportunity top for all submissives and bottoms. Practice safer sex only. I am a part-time Vermonter (weekends) and a full-time lawyer. I am non-judgmental. Seek maturity,intelligence, a sub in touch with their sexuality and sincerity. Limits respected and pushed. I am a believer in RACK. Barristerbdsm, 50, l, #106527 PLAYTIME HAS EXPIRED, OR ?????? Hi, I’m looking for a playmate with whom to experience whatever life has to offer. I am extremely extroverted once I get to know you. Though I may be a bit shy at first. I am very open minded. I am a very sexual person, with great staying power. I love oral play. Both giving and receiving. vtgranolageek, 45, #106511 LOOKING FOR U I am just an average guy looking for some fun, just out of a long term relationship. I am open to most everything. Send me a message and let me know whats on your mind and I will respond. I am interested in getting together with a woman for intimate, good times. Cleanliness assured and expected. grp1700, 48, l, #106479 I 69. DO YOU ? MWM looking for Hot Adult Fun! My wife knows about the ad and she is cool with it, as long as it is safe. She has her needs as well! I am 6’ 195 lbs with 7” downstairs. I am looking for safe, clean women 18-55-ish for long oral session followed by great sex! 69, oral a must!!! I69, 40, l, #106460 SEEKING OCCASIONAL TRAVELING COMPANION I’m looking for an occasional traveling companion, someone who enjoys travel, being wined, dined and romanced, the company of a somewhat older man, and being treated generously and with kindness. I’m looking for someone mid-20’s to late 30’s, attractive and fit, intelligent and articulate, with a love of exploration. gulliver, 54, l, #106452
LET’S DO THIS, I’M READY im a 33-year-old male. good looking and very horney. im looking for men, gay men and trans or crossdressers. i love being naked and am ready to get nasty. top or bottom, i dont care. lets do it. lets take off what we have on and get down to it. the more men the better. get in touch with me and i will get back to you. ready to. freedomvermont, 33, #106441 NICE GUY LOOKING FOR HOTTY I’m just an average college guy looking for some fun. Recently out of a long term “near marriage” relationship so I am kind of out of the singles loop. I am open to most everything from just friends to random hook-ups. Send me a message and let me know what’s on your mind and I won’t be shy to respond. Niceguysfinishlast, 23, l, #106422 FEELING GOOD IS EASY I love the thought of giving and receiving just about anything. My mind and body are open to your desires. Discreet, clean, fit, longlasting and not too choosy. Let’s chat and see if the sparks fly. ready4it, 43, #106395 DOMINANT MALE SEEKS FEMALES... Dominant male seeking sub females...xxx times... I am 43, in great shape and hung. Interested? Then get back and let’s get something nasty going... hungandfun, 43, #106277 FRIENDLY, FRENETIC AND FUN! I’m cute, sexy, open, adventurous and will never say no to you. Lets have some fun shall we? Ellis2, 32, l, #106307 NOT2TALL4ME Married man, but sexually lonely; ISO tall women, 6ft or taller. No beauty queen needed, just weight proportionate. I’m 47, 190lbs, clean cut, very discreet, clean and safe. Looking for discreet encounters. To learn more, contact me. 106113, 47, #106113 FREEFORFUN I’m looking for a woman who takes care of herself and is d&d-free who is not looking for a committed relationship and is just looking for a friend, who enjoys sex and trying new things. I am a young-looking 54 and I try to take care of myself by biking, hiking, swimming, walking, the gym, etc. jsmoking, 54, #106266 WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND? Extremely busy businessman looking to meet a woman or couple for mutually satisfying trysts. Open to things I have yet to explore, as long as all involved agree. Hey, it’s about feeling good and having fun. orallyfixated, 42, #106263 LOOKING FOR DISCREET ONE-ON-ONE Just looking to bring you to an amazing orgasm... very, very oral... hty239yahoo, 38, u, #106250 MARRIED SEEKING GAY FOR FRIEND Ever wonder what it would be like to have a married guy ‘on the side’ - a casual relationship without any serious drama? I’ve wondered about that too... from the other side. Cybersophist, 55, #106248 EROTIC MASSAGE Interested in giving erotic massages at your place to men, women, couples with no return obligations. I’m a very well educated professional guy in Burlington in excellent shape with good sense of humor and sexy. I look good in a speedo (or without). If you like to be touched, let my hands roam over you for a great experience. Michelangelo1, 49, l, #106111 KNIGHT ISO CORTESAN MM Knight ISO cortesan for intimate daytime activity - must have sense of adventure and humor. Safe, fun and satisfying. Comfortable with self, clean and drug/disease free. Discretion a must. Let’s start with e-mail and maybe some phone sex. Patiently awaiting your response. sirknight, 50, #105999
EROTIC LOVER FOR DISCREET ENCOUNTERS Seeking a woman interested in erotic, respectful, discreet encounters for fun and mutual fulfillment. Interested in pleasure for both without strings attached. Age, size not as important as interest in enjoying the 1x1-naughty081507 8/13/07 moment for all it has to offer. I excercise regularly, excellent shape. I’m good looking, enjoy sharin, mutual pleasures. Clean, disease free a must. vermontsalsa, 49, u, #105944
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1-888-420-BABE 1-473-405-8999 SMALL PENISED STUDY HALL TEACHER Hey, all you sexy men, transsexuals, dogs and horses. Thomas here but you can call me Dirty Naughty Slavey Tom Tom. I’m looking for some older men, transsexuals and animals to shave my one testicle and give me a Cleveland steamer while sodomizing me with a bicycle pump. Any male will do, but older is better. Love those wrinkley sacks! CircusSteele, 25, l, #105933
OTHERS seeking… HOT SEXY SHE MALE Very attractive discreet, fit, passable pre op TS, intelligent,educated,funny,trustworthy 40ish. Very selective. Seeks cool, kind, peaceful, very attractive, fit m, f, couple, TS,TV for friendship and fun. Very healthy and clean and prefer same. Live in a private paradise perfect for entertaining. An awesome girl looking for the right match. Is it you? I’m waiting... SusanK, 42, #106621 VOODOOMAN Hi, Would like to meet other couples or males for play, erotic encounters, orgies. 106568, 46, #106568 ENERGETIC COUPLE LOOKING FOR FUN. Horny, energetic couple looking for man, women, couple for some excitement.Open minded clean, drug free people welcome. vtcpl, 26, #106562 BORED I am looking to try something new, girl on girl, once or repeatedly if it’s all I expect it to be. My husband would love to watch but doesn’t have to the first time. I am looking for a very discreet, professional woman aged 2135. youngandcurious, 24, #106478 LOOKING 4 FRIENDSHIP & PLAY! We’re Alcohol/4:20 friendly & open-minded. Love the outdoors & Toys. *You - F, FF, MF couple, clean, discreet, respectful and openminded. Interested? Contact us!! VT2canchew, 32, #106354
SINGLE, AND LOOKING. I am D&D free. I’m looking for people to have fun, dating and guilt free sex. We can start off fast or slow...your call. I have breasts that are real. I am none judgmental and open to all who are willing to call. Vianna, 43, l, #105964
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SHOCK & AWE We are looking for woman and or couples to share sexual exploration and maintain ultimate discretion. If you love exploring and receiving pleasure , please cum explore with us. 2469, 39, #105943 PLAYING BY HER RULES! We are a D/D free professinal couple in our late 30’s in decent shape looking for couples who enjoy women being in control. Enjoy the male taking care of all your wants and desires as well playing with their minds (and bodies) not letting them forget you’re in ultimate control? Contact us to chat and maybe play. Let’s have fun! wellkept, 39, l, #105924 SEXY2INBURL Married couple in Burlington. 30 yr old BIF & 39-yr-old str8 male. Both very fit and attractive. We are interested in wide range of things...FFM....MFM....gangbangs (very hard to put one together guys...help!!!!!!). Looking to find another CPL for regular encounters. Start the summer off hot. Please be d/d free... discreet...height/weight proportionate...M & BIF between 25 - 45. sexinthecity, 29, #105600 FUN LOVING COUPLE SEEKING WOMAN Happy 46-year old couple eager to make a real connection with a special woman. She is lovely bicurious, he treats women like the Goddesses they are. New to the idea? Friendship first? We have lots to share with the right woman. Honest, real, clean, healthy, D/D free; respectfully expect the same of you. Thanks, we hope you are out there! floatingtwo, 46, #105425 BIG PACKAGE, LITTLE BOX....... Young, attractive, fun couple. There must be a bi-fem out there looking for crazy sexual fun, or maybe an interesting three-way relationship. She—wants a hot little female to sink her tongue into...He’s got too much for just one girl. Classy and dirty at the same time. We are waiting...Don’t be shy, what can it hurt? Just ask for more... hottiecouple, 23, #105235 GENTLE COUPLE We seek a genuine, nice lady to have friendship that may lead to more serious. Both of us are learning about life and the joy of exploration. We start slow. We don’t want a fling, more like a lifestyle. ManifestCouple, 25, l, #105117 WE LOVE TO WATCH Couple, married but not to each other, loves to watch. M 50, 5’10, 165# good looking, shaved. F 43, 5’7, 140#, sweet and sexy, shaved. We’re smart, funny, unihibited and appreciative. Looking for a couple, MF, FF or MM for weekday afternoon ogling. We’re open to any scenario you’d like, let’s talk about it. ytcnlove, 51, l, #102717
COUPLE SEEKING OTHERS Happily married couple, 47 and 43 years old, attractive and intelligent. Interested in meeting other males or couples for safe, hot encounters. paulc, 47, #106352
LET’S GET TOGETHER Sexy, attractive couple looking to meet fun and erotic people. We would like to meet a female/couple interested in same room play or watching girl/girl play. She is very bi curious. LetsGetTogether, 37, #104543
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LET’S PLAY Looking for a single man that gives a good massage or a couple for same room play. justus, 50, l, #103654
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Your Gracious Guide to Love & Lust! Dear Mistress Maeve, I just started dating a guy from my office. We haven’t slept together yet, but I hope it happens soon! A couple months before we started dating, I overheard him and another male coworker discussing grooming habits, specifically how they prefer women’s pubic hair to be kept. I heard my guy say that he prefers “hardwood floors.” I’m assuming this means he prefers it completely shaven. I’ve never shaved my area. Any tips, Mistress? Sasha
Dear Sasha, I’m feeling a bristle, and it isn’t from your pubic hair. Just because he prefers hardwood floors doesn’t mean you have to give up your wall-towall shag. Before you remodel, make sure it’s what you want. If you decide to move forward with the hardwood, follow these six easy steps until you develop your own technique. 1. Trim your pubic hair with small scissors. This will remove a great deal of hair and save on the disposable razors. You may want to do this while straddling the toilet. 2. Take a long, hot bath or shower. The heat and water will soften the hair, making it easier to shave. 3. Take your position. I prefer sitting on the side of the tub, but you may find a position you like better. 4. Apply shaving cream or gel liberally to the entire area and let it sit for a minute. The shaving cream will also soften the hair. Be sure to choose a cream or gel for sensitive skin. 5. Start shaving. Using a disposable razor with an aloe strip, begin shaving from your bikini line to your labia. Pubic hair grows in all directions; don’t be afraid to go with and against the grain. Rinse your razor frequently, and take your time around the more sensitive areas. If possible, position a mirror so you can better see what you’re doing. 6. Rinse and condition. Once you’re satisfied with the hair removal, rinse the area and apply witch hazel or aloe to combat razor burn and unsightly ingrown hairs. Follow these steps, and you’ll be freshly shorn in no time. Just remember to take your time — razor nicks and uneven hair are not hot. Oh, and one last thing — whatever you do with your bush, please don’t talk about it in your office. Inappropriate talk like that can get you into a hairy situation at work.
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i Spy... Met at Lincoln Inn You’re still very attractive yet fragile in a special way. Despite the negative feelings which took place last year, you still have a place in my heart even though there is no logical reason to feel this way. There’s lots of things I would like to say to make up for some of the past harshness on both sides. When: Thursday, September 6, 2007. Where: Lincoln Inn Essex Junction. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902365 Hottest Guy at Higher Ground Friday night, September 14 at Higher Ground. Those flashing dark eyes and that smile make me melt every time I go to a show. I bet you’d look great in those ~Get Low~ shorts, but the Security t-shirt works, too. ~winks~ When: Friday, September 14, 2007. Where: Higher Ground. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902364 Righteous Babe I spy the sweetest thing since Portuguese sweetbreads sipping mojitos, knitting yarnicles, and ravenously lampworking beads. I am going to miss your whole radiant being. I will cherish the beautiful hats you gave me this summer as well as our times together. Burlington is lucky to have you. I am so happy I know you. You blow my mind! When: Wednesday, September 5, 2007. Where: Drink. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #902363 Long Haired “Inuit” Farmer Chick Lasttimings I saws you, you hazings of morning sleepynessings to me. You go works in brown shortings—very stong on plow! I missings your wordconfigures at nights; our walkings a-local marketplaces for sweetfoods & oils. Alas, no chocolates enrobecover gummybears. Every part in time-space I spends a-you usual turn into traditional American street parade! I get loopys! I lovea you. When: Friday, September 7, 2007. Where: 40 Henry St.. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #902362 Shelburne Farms. Thurs , 9-13 Neurologist from Milwaukee. Didn’t get time or opportunity to talk and get your contact info. You Probably sensed my interest; is it mutual? When: Thursday, September 13, 2007. Where: Shelburne Farms. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902361 Monkey at Mirabelles I came for a coffee and you took time to chat with me even though the place was busy. You have a beautiful smile and caring eyes, and you were so nice to everyone. You are very special, and you know it; but a reminder never hurts. I look forward to having you brighten many more of my days. When: Friday, September 14, 2007. Where: Minabelles. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902360 Husky guy You know who you are. It’s too bad you gave up so soon, it would have been worth it. I can’t believe you fooled me that badly, I have to assume something changed in 5 days. I miss you, all of you, including your sexy voice. You should call me and talk. When: Saturday, September 1, 2007. Where: On my porch. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902359 We are Crazy In love with the big guy. Your Girls When: Friday, September 14, 2007. Where: Burlington. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902358 Colchester Shaws I was getting a salad when you walked in with a female friend. You flashed an exuberant smile. I smiled too. I glanced at you as we walked toward each other, but being shy, I just looked away and smiled bashfully as we passed. You: blue buttonup shirt and jeans. Me: brown striped polo, jeans, glasses, and carrying aforementioned salad. When: Thursday, September 13, 2007. Where: Shaws in Colchester. You: Man. Me: Man. #902357 hot guy outside Rooney’s Cafe I asked if lunch is good here, and you asked for me to sit. Im glad i had the best lunch in town and a great time with you. Let me have the hot Vermonter next.Will you meet me there again soon, I cant think of anywhere else i wana go When: Friday, September 7, 2007. Where: Rooney’s Cafe. You: Man. Me: Man. #902355 Sexy Stylist Seen at RiRa eating lunch on Thursday. Eyes like an Angel and Lips like the Devil. Seen with a sophisticated gentlemen. Would love to meet for a drink or even a haircut. Hows this weekend in Vegas sound? When: Friday, September 14, 2007. Where: RiRa on Church St. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902354
towman towman with ur big blue flame use your snatchblock & staighten out my volvo shes been reving since you hooked my bumper When: Thursday, September 6, 2007. Where: downtown burlington. You: Man. Me: Man. #902353 MA NA in Montpelier My dearest Ma na, Yes, it has been a whole year since we met through 7 Days, can you believe it? Just wanted to let you know that you are loved so much, no matter how busy and crazy your life gets. U know who..... When: Saturday, September 22, 2007. Where: Montpelier. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902352
brad nutt You are officially the best boss ever. Fried Daze will never be as awesome as it once was. Please visit often! Congratulations on your new job. I am soooo jealousssss! When: Thursday, September 6, 2007. Where: tgi fried daze. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902340 Lorraina... I hope I spelled your name right. It was nice talking to you; too bad it was cut short, though. I look forward to running into you again, and maybe we could continue our talk over coffee or dinner, if you’re interested? When: Tuesday, September 11, 2007. Where: outside CCV/Borders. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902339 I Spy Grace... In all her beauty and “stilettos” discovering just how slippery those rocks can be. The wounds will heal, but the pants we’ll have to replace. - Will When: Tuesday, September 11, 2007. Where: Burlington waterfront. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902338
to my favorite scientist/ carpenter i spy the sexiest carpenter in montp. love seeing you in those carharts, how about out of them? you’re a wonderful man and lover. and your dog leroy is pretty cute too. i love you. s.p. When: Thursday, September 13, 2007. Where: everywhere. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902351
I Wanna Kiss The Cook You came into my work this past May to get stuff for your new house. Was excited to see you recently riding your bike around town! Hope you’re enjoying your new house. Stop in sometime, handsome! When: Tuesday, September 11, 2007. Where: Burlington. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902337
How do I say What I feel in my heart? The last 9 months hasn’t been easy. I know it will all be worth it. Willing to grow as a person is never-ending. Special thanks, Missy, for giving me a chance for a future. And John, finding you again after 20 years and whatever our roles in one another’s lives. I am glad we are a part of each other. Noelle When: Thursday, September 13, 2007. Where: in my life. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902350
Pretty Woman Hanafords North End We smiled at each other. I wish I had said hello. Can I have a do-over? Me: beard, mid-40s. You: very pretty. :-) When: Friday, September 7, 2007. Where: Hannafords New North End. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902336
Hey there ABES I saw your ad and think that you would be a great match for my best friend. Unfortunately, she is not online. How can I broker a deal for her? You wouldn’t regret it! When: Thursday, September 13, 2007. Where: T2T & Match.com. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902349 Trans etiquette lesson Hey there, Rick, sorry to hear that things won’t work out between us. You seem like a sweet guy. By the way, I AM a real man, I AM trans, and you’re right — we ARE hotter than a lot of the other boys in town ;) When: Wednesday, September 5, 2007. Where: Olive Garden. You: Man. Me: Man. #902348 Maxi Priest show on 9/11 To the exotic-looking woman with dark, curly hair. We were dancing next to each other. I was the guy with the Yankee hat. We chatted briefly but I wanted to chat more but you were with your friend. Drop me a line! When: Tuesday, September 11, 2007. Where: Higher Ground. You: Man. Me: Man. #902347 Stars on your feet Stunning brunette behind me on line at City Market, black top, cream pants, little stars on your feet. Me: reddish shirt and plant. You smiled as I left and made my day. Want to meet and find out who we are? When: Wednesday, September 12, 2007. Where: City Market. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902346 Seven Days @ Nectar’s Wendy You asked if I wanted to go have a smoke. We talked. Never got your #. Would like to smoke again. I will bring the lighter. When: Thursday, September 6, 2007. Where: Nectar’s. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902345 Glad you were curious You were wearing red shorts and biking around. Lucky for me you had stopped at an old garage off Pine St. to find out what was going on, which was a rehearsal for the Art Hop. I had a great time talking to you. Meet for drinks sometime? Me: wearing an I Spy shirt (oh, the irony!). When: Thursday, September 6, 2007. Where: Sears Lane off Pine. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902344 Great coach to your son I saw you on the soccer field coaching soccer. You were supportive, encouraging and LOUD! Just what the kids need. Keep up the good work. You deserve a pat on the back for all that you do. You are a great dad! When: Saturday, September 8, 2007. Where: Essex soccer field. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902343 casey conner You are one of my favorite sisters ever. Thank you for loving my cat as much as I love you. She gets hungry; I can’t help that she’s developed a taste for your flesh... When: Tuesday, September 11, 2007. Where: home. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #902341
Thank you For the note you gave me on the back of the barcode slip in the library. I was in an awful mood that morning, and I was there trying to take my mind off things. You made my day. Me: white dress with hearts. You: baseball cap. When: Saturday, September 8, 2007. Where: Ilsley Library. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902335 SWEET AND SASSY Thanks for the flirt. Email me. When: Sunday, September 9, 2007. Where: Two2Tango. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #902334 Tuesday Lunch You are very beautiful and I thought your toes looked quite nice. Hat/backpack and flops. Lunch Tuesday 12-12:30 (?). Truly stunning. When: Tuesday, September 11, 2007. Where: market. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902333 she_rides Wow, nice chaps. Looks like there might be room for me on the co-pilot seat. When: Monday, September 10, 2007. Where: Seven Days online. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902332 oneonone So sorry. I didn’t think you were interested! I’ll “unhide” so you can try to find me again :) When: Tuesday, September 11, 2007. Where: I Spy. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902331 After the show We helped each other drain the water cooler. You said you weren’t musically inclined. If you want to make a new friend, I think that would be nice. When: Sunday, September 9, 2007. Where: Higher Ground. You: Woman. Me: Man. u #902330 FRANKIE Thanks for the flirt. Sorry I don’t have a paid account yet so could not return the move. Email me? When: Monday, September 10, 2007. Where: Two2Tango. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #902329 blue-eyed boy in Jeff... I’m not sure what to do. You send me mixed signals. Should I stay or should I go? Please let me know; the pain is killing me. When: Thursday, September 6, 2007. Where: bars in town. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902328 City Market Chris I could have sworn we had a moment together...well, about 3 or 4, but I was too distracted to count because of that cute smile, which you flashed in my direction. Was it me you were smiling at, or my hair sticking straight up in front that got you grinning? Dying to know the answer to that, and more... When: Monday, September 10, 2007. Where: City Market. You: Man. Me: Man. u #902327
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TURTLE CLUB Dear Amanda, Susan and Kim, I had a tremendous time at our rescue-the-turtle party! I named HER Tessa. I checked on her later that day. Alas and hurray, she was gone. Girls, want to meet for a turtle club drink sometime? I am honored to have met such compassionate animal defenders. Susan, thank you for leading the way! When: Saturday, September 8, 2007. Where: dangerous highway. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #902326 Purple Shutter, Monday afternoon, 9/10 I came in looking for nettles and was absolutely enchanted with the young diva working there. You are an absolute diva. It would be a great privilege to get to know you. Tea at Dobra, perhaps? Either way, your presence is wonderful! (Me: older, slim, light blue t-shirt). Namaste. When: Monday, September 10, 2007. Where: Purple Shutter. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902325 Like butter loves salt You are so sugary and delicious it hurts my teeth. What is under that eye patch? A deep hole to your infinite soul, perhaps? My Ninja senses tell me that you are hunting down my boat in a sea of endless dreams. Come away with me to Barcelona and we will discover just how much butter loves salt and milk loves honey... When: Saturday, September 8, 2007. Where: skinny dipping. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902324 zannee Went to your profile and it was gone. If you want to meet, let me know how to get in “touch with you.” Oneonone When: Monday, September 10, 2007. Where: I Spy. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902323 missing you L.A. - my ice mocha beauty - missing your smile, looking into your eyes, whispering sweet nothings throughout the night. I miss you and will always love you. Dying here in the desert without your love. Time is running out. All I think about is the love we shared. PHX When: Monday, September 10, 2007. Where: Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #902322 Remastered deceit I wonder if you were in the rotary. I wasn’t. I was busy lying... no, darling, There Were No Lies in the first place. It was all true and good. You turned towards the wall. When: Sunday, September 9, 2007. Where: i spy. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902319 Beautiful Dancer at Dobet Gnahore Beautiful dancer near the front of the stage at H.G. with the “x” on your hand. You radiated good energy and vibes. Wish I had got to talk more then just asking how many songs the band played. Hope our paths cross again... When: Sunday, September 9, 2007. Where: Higher Ground. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902318 We have the same name That was what you said just before I gave you my number. Never expected you would call but psyched that you did. The waytoo-hot-for-me girl who puts up with the crazy drunks all week. This is the I-Spy that I said I would make. Like I said before... you are sexy as hell!! When: Friday, August 24, 2007. Where: Pearl St Beverage. You: Woman. Me: Woman. u #902317 baby-babe “Green eyes, you’re the one that i wanted to find.” Thank you for being a part of my life, I hope you always felt how much I loved you, and still do. I want you back in my life. Let’s build a new “Love Bubble.” When: Saturday, September 8, 2007. Where: with me. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902316 Ratt/Esox 9/8 Round and round, love will find a way, just give it time. Heads I win, tails you lose. Take a chance, it’s all or nothing. I’m sure your Ratt t-shirt was just random and ironic, but your ‘80s hair was awesome. This taken older woman was smitten, random tooyoung Esox punk boy. Don’t want anything; just wanted you to know. When: Saturday, September 8, 2007. Where: esox. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902315
Faxing at kinko’s night 9/6 Kate M. I think that was your name, you are beautiful and seem very nice, I wish I had a way other than this to say hi. You probably have a boyfriend, but if not I would love to buy you a cup of coffee and get to know you. Either way, take care. Cheers. When: Thursday, September 6, 2007. Where: FedEx Kinko’s. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902314 Womens’ Night Friday 7th I spy the sassiest gal on the dance floor in black. I regret not dancing with you more... When: Friday, September 7, 2007. Where: Higher Ground. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #902313 Thanks for the ride! Richard and Maureen - Thank you SO much for the ride to Strut II! We couldn’t have made it on time without your kindness. The show was great - hope you got to see it! Jess & Caro. When: Friday, September 7, 2007. Where: Pine Street. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902312 You Were Unloading A Truck You smiled. I smiled. You were cute...at work, unloading something large from the back of a truck near Dobra Tea...looked like you could handle it though ;) Wish I’d turned around and smiled longer. When: Wednesday, September 5, 2007. Where: Bank Street near Dobra Tea. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902311 Master Deceiver and Sweetheart... I’d pay good money to watch you two get this worked out in the ring, or with a ring... How about the Winooski Rotary, saaaaay...5 p.m.? Good luck, hope it works out. About the rotary, if you’re in it, you own it; stop yielding and get going. When: Friday, September 7, 2007. Where: I Spy. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902310 Wed. 9/5, JK Jewelry Our eyes met as the shop girl helped you with a necklace. I mentioned to her that my initials are JK. You’re breathtaking and should be treated like a queen. Let me buy that necklace for you. Please contact me. I’m totally sane - I was shopping for my mother. Take a chance. You moved me. When: Wednesday, September 5, 2007. Where: JK Jewelry, Shelburne Rd. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902309 Nerdy, Hippie Neuroscientist Intrigued - Perfect blend of both hemispheres! Neuroscientist with panache for the arts, my interest is piqued. Focused, but passionate. I’m there! Snowboarding lessons for guitar lessons sometime? When: Thursday, September 6, 2007. Where: Two2Tango. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902308 Williston You: U.S. Me: L.S. Come visit—I don’t want to buy a rabbit. When: Friday, September 7, 2007. Where: Williston. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902307 Wandering through NEK to Montpelier This I Spy goes out to the most beautiful woman in the state. You are a blonde dreadlock punkrocker with the most amazing blue eyes. I am a zany bearded environmentalist with a skull belt-buckle and a funky hat. I want to take you to the highest peak, a lake you can walk on, and a picnic with mooses. When: Friday, September 7, 2007. Where: NEK and Montpelier in front of Langdon Street Cafe. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902306 Golden Cuff at Oakledge What a gorgeous golden cuff bracelet glistening by the rocks at Oakledge! A real 70s beauty. Gold with silvery streaks. Have you see it, too? Let me know... I’ll be waiting. When: Saturday, July 7, 2007. Where: Oakledge Park. You: Woman. Me: Woman. u #902305 Nicco’s Cucina Manager Aaron, I am in there a lot and was hoping, if you aren’t seeing anyone right now, that you may want to go out for coffee sometime? You seem really sweet and I would like to get to know you better. When: Wednesday, September 5, 2007. Where: Nicco’s Cucina. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902304 RE: Peanut butter and Red hair Sure, stop and wave and say, “Hi” while you’re driving around in your little red truck. When: Friday, August 17, 2007. Where: Burlington. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902303
I spy Osheaga Tickets Have tickets for the weekend to Osheaga but no one to go with me. I could spy a thirtysomething female (as a friend) to go to the show. Any takers? When: Thursday, September 6, 2007. Where: Here’s hoping!. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902302 Nerdy, Hippie Neuroscientist Intrigued - Perfect blend of both hemispheres! Neuroscientist with panache for the arts, my interest is piqued. Focused, but passionate. I’m there! Snowboarding lessons for guitar lessons sometime? When: Thursday, September 6, 2007. Where: Two2Tango. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902301 Strawberries and Puppies in Essex I saw you when I was walking back to my car with my son on Friday Aug 31. My son asked if he could pet your dog, you said yes and gave him strawberries from your garden. Thank you very much for that, and for what it’s worth, I found you absolutely captivating. When: Friday, August 31, 2007. Where: Willeys Ct (Essex Junction). You: Woman. Me: Man. #902300 for “Aunt Puppy” We spy a wonderful sister, aunt, and friend. Aly, thanks for all that you have done for us and the boys! You truly are a special person who has the world at her feet. We can’t wait to see what your next adventure will be! When: Thursday, September 6, 2007. Where: all around town. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #902299 philly12558 We winked at each other in match.com. Unfortunately, I’m too cheap to join the site and so can’t send you an email back. When: Wednesday, September 5, 2007. Where: match.com. You: Man. Me: Woman. u #902298
VTRider802 Always up for an adventure...i may even play hockey with you, hard to tell without a pic to go with your profile. you can reach me here if you’re up for a foliage hike. When: Wednesday, September 5, 2007. Where: match.com. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902289 melissa, melissa, melissa I saw you from afar in my class, stunning in the lights of the room, looking at your books, then gracefully our eyes met. Beautiful long black hair or brown was it - hmmm paid no attention to anything else but those kind and wonderful eyes. Hope we get to talk. Maybe something could come out of that. When: Tuesday, September 4, 2007. Where: educational inquiry. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902288 Mike at Starry Night Cafe I was with my girls, and you were soo fun! You complimented my dress. You made us laugh, and we had a great time. Maybe I could show you a great time! When: Friday, August 17, 2007. Where: Starry Night Cafe. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902287 Met At Moe.Down Hi, Beth! I met you and your friends Sunday on the hill. We had fun, then after the show we got separated somehow. I would have liked to stay in touch. I hope this finds you. When: Sunday, September 2, 2007. Where: Turin, NY. You: Woman. Me: Man. u #902286 CRS Hottie I spied you nearly 10 years ago, and instantly fell in love. I love you more and more each and every day. Happy Birthday, Gorgeous!! When: Saturday, September 22, 2007. Where: Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902285
dating can be healthy I am rick and been single going on 7 yrs now. I so wonder why I cant get a man to notice me the way I want to be noticed. I work at costcos and go to kareoke everyonce in a while but the guys I like dont seem to like me. Is there a man out there for me? When: Thursday, September 6, 2007. Where: in Vermont. You: Man. Me: Man. #902297
Blue hottie in the lot... You: vivacious young Subaru wearing the only dress color you should. Nice shoes, and your STI pendant was phenomenal. Me: early midlife crisis GTO in always- fashionable black. I know your AWD loves it on all fours, but you should really try ‘rear wheel drive’ sometime ;) We should compare techniques (rowr)! When: Tuesday, September 4, 2007. Where: South Burlington Hannafords. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902284
2nd time olivegarden I first met you on First Friday months ago. Then by chance saw you worked at olive garden. I am wondering one thing. Are you a guy? if so i’m interested. Have to be careful; some trans look hotter then guys. we stared at one another several times and i wanted to ask you a question of hookup. if interested i’m rick. When: Tuesday, August 14, 2007. Where: Olive Garden. You: Man. Me: Man. #902296
Baben Lover And if I show you my Dark side, will you still hold me, tonight? Times are getting rough, Little Mitten, but I’m sticking around because I know we were meant for greater things and the grass is greener on this side. Wouldn’t it be nice to nest again like we used to? And if not, we’ll always have PF and StarWars. When: Friday, October 14, 2005. Where: the dark side of the moon. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902283
oneonone I am short and slender. Saw your profile on T2T and am intrigued. Don’t have a paid account but you can find me there. Zannee. When: Thursday, September 6, 2007. Where: T2T. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902295
“Lenscrafters girl” JC, you made my day when you spoke to me! Would love to get to know you better, but I can’t afford to buy new glasses every time I want to see you (and I exhausted my flex plan)! You have the greatest smile. How can I see it? I know you are 1 girl who WILL talk to me! When: Saturday, August 4, 2007. Where: Lenscrafters, University Mall. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902282
hikerguy Thanks for the flirt. Email me. When: Wednesday, September 5, 2007. Where: Two2Tango Flirt. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902294 RE: Masterful deceipt My feelings are more important than yours, “of course”?! What kind of crap is that? If my feelings were ever important to you, you wouldn’t have lied in the first place... sweetheart. When: Wednesday, September 5, 2007. Where: i n my life. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902293 Stuck behind you in Traffic Little gold car and blonde hair and all I saw were the nicest eyes. I was behind you in the truck smiling at you. If your voice and personality are as nice as those eyes, do contact me. Please. This was on Wednesday morning on the 5th around 9 a.m. When: Wednesday, September 5, 2007. Where: Williston. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902292 cutie on the bus Wedneday 8/29 u mall afternoon bus. curly haired guy in hendrix tee, lip ring. you got off at the u mall and back on later. i have brown hair, was wearing a zeppelin tee and got on at uvm. would you like to hang out sometime? When: Wednesday, August 29, 2007. Where: CCTA U Mall bus. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902290
papa franks waitress Beautiful, dark-haired waitress at Papa Franks - actually, I believe you mentioned being an art teacher major at UVM. Me with glasses and a good friend, if interested I would love to learn more of you for sure!! Last Sunday evening? When: Sunday, September 2, 2007. Where: Winooski. You: Woman. Me: Man. u #902281 i miss you You are my heart and soul, i love you Katie, with all my heart and soul. Until forever and for always my heart and soul belong to you. I know we can do this, we love each other too much for it not to :-) I love you Katie Bear. And i’ll be home before you know it. When: Friday, December 15, 2006. Where: in my dreams. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902280 masterful deceit Sweetheart, your feelings are more important than mine, of course... When: Tuesday, September 4, 2007. Where: I Spy. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902279
Sherri, twice in two days... Saw you twice in two days, once on Shelburne Rd., once on Church St. We should catch up. It’s been too long. Hope to hear from you soon. When: Monday, September 3, 2007. Where: Shelburne Rd, Church St. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902278 I Spy a Beautiful Butterfly Thanks for dancing the other night. It’s nice to see you with your wings. They make you even more beautiful than you already were. Feel free to flutter by me anytime. When: Sunday, September 2, 2007. Where: inna mi yard. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902277 volvo wagon/ rhode island plate We pretty much drove parallel on Williston Road with our music blaring. I was the driver in the blue car who kept staring at you...not sure if you read these, but I wanted to say it’s rare for me to find someone so attractive to place an ISpy ad....are you single? When: Monday, September 3, 2007. Where: Williston Road. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902276 ICE CREAM GIRL Home is where the hill is. ILY, Food Guy. When: Sunday, November 10, 2002. Where: Church Street. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902275 Pink runner at Burlington boat house I spy with my little eye....the cutest little runner in a pink top! You were running on the bikepath while I was kayaking in my yellow kayak. You came down to check out the water and the ducks. You gave me a big smile and a hello that made my day. Drop a line if you need a running partner. When: Monday, September 3, 2007. Where: Burlington bike path. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902273 Walking past Uncommon Grounds Friday I was sitting outside Uncommon Grounds writing. You walked by with your bike. The first time we made eye contact I looked down. The second time you smiled and waved. You’re cute. That made my day! Thanks! When: Friday, August 31, 2007. Where: Uncommon Grounds. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902270 Woman on Ethan Allen Parkway You swore at me when I passed you on the double yellow lines. It’s actually legal in Vermont (when there’s no sign saying you can’t), so maybe you should re-read that driver’s manual - or read it for the first time. And no, I wouldn’t expect an apology from someone like you. When: Sunday, September 2, 2007. Where: Ethan Allen Parkway. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902269 JC, we meet again This time on the trip to Hooter’s, at your initiation, we exchanged names. I’m kinda shy, but more hesitant about asking someone out while on duty. If you saw my first ad and it was that which prompted the introduction, I Spy me as it is the only chance that I will be your driver again. When: Sunday, September 2, 2007. Where: taxi. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902266 pop the CLUTCH you, cute smile and captivating eyes on the edge of the mosh pit at clutch. me, tight pants and pirate suspenders. you pulled on them and we started talking. i really would love to take you out to dinner and get to know you. see you down the road When: Wednesday, August 29, 2007. Where: higher ground. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902265 Lady w/ ear tat, dreads You asked me if my head tat hurt, and you showed me your cool ear tat. Just wondering if I may see you again sometime? You seem very cool and I’d enjoy hanging out if you’d like. Thanks for being awesome. When: Wednesday, August 22, 2007. Where: outside pearl st beverage. You: Woman. Me: Man. u #902264 LIVELAUGHING In search of something more? Me, too! I’ll start from the bottom of the mountain with you. When: Sunday, September 2, 2007. Where: Two2Tango. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #902263
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acting ACTING FOR FILM: Every Wednesday, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $150. Waterbury Best Western Conference Center. Info, Dawn Kearon 223-3299 or email Ruby_to@yahoo.com. Join acclaimed LA-based film acting coach, Richard Waterhouse for professional film and TV acting classes for the dedicated actor. Auditors welcome by permission only (6week beginner class in Burlington, September 18 - October 30. Pre-registration required).
animals COMMUNICATE WITH ANIMALS - THE ESSENTIALS: Saturday and Sunday, September 29-30, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. $225. Gaiana Sanctuary, Roxbury, VT. Info, 249-2708 or visit www.animalwellnesstherapies.com. Immerse yourself in a practical and magical weekend of communicating with animals and deepening your connection to all of life. Taught by Animal Communicator, Kristina Triplat and her animal companions.
art ART CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: Soapstone Carving with Robert Stockman & Cathy Stockman, Tuesdays, Drawing I, II with Christine Cole Mondays, Beginners Watercolor, Wednesdays, 4-6 p.m. or intermediate from 6:15 p.m. w/Ginny Joyner as well as Foliage All Day Workshop Sept. 29 w/Ginny, B & W Darkroom Photo, Thursday, Calligraphy on Tues. CULINARY ARTS: One-night classes; Chinese Fresh Teas–Oolong by Dobrá Tea, Dim Sum, Thai, Nori Roll, Moroccan, Appetizers, Indian, Greek, Tomato Magic, Apple/Pumpkin Pie, Pasta Bene, Holiday Cookies, Tofu Making with Linda Furiya, plus Kids’ Cooking Classes. Low
cost, hands-on, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed. Materials included with few exceptions. Full descriptions for all 135 fall classes at www.cvuhs. org and click on Access - Community Education. Or call 482-7194. Senior discount 65+. Ten minutes from Exit 12. ART ROCKS - WINGSPAN PAINTING STUDIO ART CLASSES: PleinAir Painting, Creativity Quest: Giving Free Rein to Your Imagination!, & Ready, Set, Paint! (Step by Step for Beginners). Invigorating classes starting Oct. 6, 07. See website or call: 802-233-7676, www. wingspanpainting studio.com. Instructor Maggie Standley has 14 years teaching experience and was recently a Resident Artist at Shelburne Museum. Let your imagination soar!
body CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: Tai Chi, Tuesdays, 5:45 p.m. with Emanuel Betz, Core strength/Pilates on Tuesday and Thursday at 5:30 p.m., Yoga (Integrative) on Tuesday evenings or Wednesday afternoons, Yoga for Men, Pre-natal Yoga, all w/Laura Wisniewski, Swing Dance or Latin w/Terry Bouricous, Beginner or Intermediate Tap to Broadway Hits. Appalachian Style Clogging, Lose Weight and Feel Great on Wednesdays, Spa Aromatherapy, Natural Facials, Juggling – All Levels, Living Tobacco Free. Low cost, handson, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed. Materials included w/few exceptions. Full descriptions for all 135 Fall classes at www.cvuhs.org and click on Access - Community Education. Or call 482-7194. Senior discount 65+. Ten minutes from Exit 12.
ORTHO-BIONOMY BASIC PHASE 6 TECHNIQUES: Saturday and Sunday, October 6-7, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. $265. Touchstone Healing Arts, 205 Dorset Street, So. Burlington. Info, 658-7715 www.touchstonehealingarts.com. No prior bodywork experience required. This class is designed to help participants access and track sensation and energetic perception in themselves and in their clients, and to learn how to make contact without necessarily engaging physically. Techniques will be presented that monitor and acknowledge the interrelationship between energetic, emotional and physical levels and that demonstrate how energetic shifts can affect changes in physical patterns. This class is offered only every few years. Sign up now to take advantage of this amazing opportunity to learn with national presenter, Terri Lee. Touchstone Healing Arts School of Massage is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider. This course offers 14 CE hours.
clay RAKU: Wednesdays, Sept. 26 Oct. 17, 6:30-9 p.m. $110, $99 BCA members (clay sold separately @ $18/25lb bag, glazes & firings included). Location: BCA Print & Clay Studio, 250 Main Street, Burlington. Info, 802-865-7166, register online at www.burlingtoncityarts.com. Prerequisite: basic wheel or handbuilding experience. Students will create decorative vessels, vases, bowls or sculpture specific to the Raku firing process. Class will focus on working with clay on and off the wheel, Raku glaze techniques and surface treatments. A historical background of the art and process of Raku will be shared. (CLASS CODE: 841534-1)
computers COMPUTER CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: MS Word Basics, MS Excel Basics, Website Design, Computer Use Tutorial, Keyboarding and Business Writing Sampler, CAD Keycreator. Other classes include: Window Management, Windows Vista & Office 2007, Thumbdrive Backup Use, Improve Your Internet Use, Blogger Basics, Excel Up - The Next Steps, Excel Data Analysis, Moodle Classroom Management. Low cost, handson, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed. Materials included with few exceptions. Full descriptions for all 135 fall classes at www.cvuhs.org and click on Access - Community Education. Or
call 482-7194. Senior discount 65+. Ten minutes from Exit 12. DIGITAL CAMERA CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: Digital Camera Fundamentals, Enhance Digital Photographs, Create Digital Compositions, Digital Photography Workshops at 3 different times, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Digital Video, Digital Scrapbooks & Postcards, Digital Slideshow, iTunes Library Management and Playlists, Podcasting. Full descriptions for all 135 fall classes at www.cvuhs.org and click on Access - Community Education. Or call 482-7194. Senior discount 65+. Ten minutes from Exit 12.
craft CRAFT CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: Woodworking, Home Repair, Pottery Monday 3:30 or 5:45 p.m. w/Susan Raber-Bray, Pottery, Wednesday, 3:30 or 5:45 p.m. w/Jen Labie, Handbuilt Bowls, Holiday Ornaments in Clay, Rug Hooking on Thursdays from 6-8 p.m., KnittingBeginners or Intermediate, Sewing for Beginners on Monday evenings or Tuesday afternoon, Rustic Furniture - Adult Chair, Rustic Love Seat, Cake Decorating I and II, Thursday evenings, Flower Arranging with Kris Engstrom, Backyard Astronomy. Low cost, hands-on, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed. Materials included with few exceptions. Full descriptions for all 135 fall classes at www.cvuhs.org and click on Access - Community Education. Or call 482-7194. Senior discount 65+. Ten minutes from Exit 12.
dance AFRO-CARIBBEAN DANCE: TRADITIONAL DANCES FROM CUBA AND HAITI: Weekly classes: Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. - noon, Capitol City Grange, Montpelier. Fridays, 5:30-7 p.m. Memorial Auditorium Loft, Burlington. Info, 985-3665. Dance to the rhythms of Cuban and Haitian music. Dance class led by Carla Kevorkian. Live drumming led by Stuart Paton. Monthly master classes with visiting instructors. Beginners welcome! BALLROOM DANCE WITH FIRST STEP DANCE: $50 per person for 4-week session. Info, email Kevin@FirstStepDance.com, call 802598-6757 or visit www.FirstStep Dance.com. DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Salsa classes: Nightclub-style, group and private, four levels. Mondays, Wednesdays (walk-in on Wednesdays only at 6 p.m.) and Saturdays (children’s lessons, preregistration required). Argentinean Tango every Friday, 7:30 p.m., walk-ins welcome. Social dancing with DJ Raul, once a month, call for date.
Monthly membership, $40 or $65, $12 for individual classes, $5 for socials. 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info, contact Victoria, 598-1077 or info@salsalina.com. No dance experience or partner necessary, just the desire to have fun! You can drop in at any time and prepare for an enjoyable workout! FLYNN ARTS DANCE CLASSES: Adult & Teen DANCE CLASSES open for drop-ins at the Flynn! Try Junior Hip-Hop (grades 5-6) or various teen and adult classes (jazz, ballet, tap, modern, hip-hop...) AND get in shape with adult-only morning and lunchtime fitness-throughdance classes, including ZUMBA — the hot new Latin-inspired fitness craze! ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE WORKSHOP (great alignment work for dancers, actors, athletes, and others) starts 10/12. Class schedule at: www.flynncenter.org/flynn arts.html.Info: 802-652-4548, ext. 4; flynnarts@flynncenter.org. SWING DANCE LESSONS: TUESDAYS, September 18 - October 23: Swing 1 / Lindy Hop Basics, 6:307:30 p.m. No dance experience required. WEDNESDAYS, September 19 - October 24: Swing 2B / Mostly Swing Outs, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Must have mastered Swing 1 – or by permission. WEDNESDAYS, September 12 - November 12: Performance Lindy Hop, 7:45-8:45 p.m. Culminates in performance on November 10. Must be comfortable with Swing Outs and 8-count Lindy. Special pricing: $60. Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington. $50 for six weeks, $40 for students/seniors. Info: 860-7501 or www.lindyvermont.com. No partner needed! Taught by Shirley McAdam & Chris Nickl. (Please bring clean, non-marking shoes and arrive 10 minutes early to the first class.)
design/build DESIGN, CARPENTRY, WOODWORKING AND ARCHITECTURAL CRAFT WORKSHOPS AT YESTERMORROW DESIGN/BUILD SCHOOL, WARREN: Beginning Furniture Making, September 2328. $750. Learn the hows and whys of woodworking, the use of hand tools, and the safe operation of shop equipment as you build a beautiful table. Historic Houses, October 6-7. $300. Through lectures and site visits, familiarize yourself with where to look and what to look for when assessing the overall condition of a historic structure. Ecological Water Systems, October 6-7. $300. Learn holistic approaches to make more high-quality fresh water available on your site and in your community. Slipform Stone, October 6-7. $300. Gain the skills to build a timeless maintenance-free stone house for a very low cost, with your own hands, utilizing simple movable forms. Basic Carpentry, October 712. $750. Safely use a wide range of hand and power tools as you
learn house framing and the anatomy of a structure. For more info, call 802-496-5545, or visit www. yestermorrow.org. Scholarships are available. All Yestermorrow courses are small, intensive and hands-on. Celebrating our 27th year! Just 45 minutes from Burlington. INTRO TO SURFACE DESIGN: Mondays, Sept. 24 - Oct. 29, 68:30 p.m. $135, $121.50 BCA members. Beginners to Advanced. Location: Firehouse Center, 135 Church Street, Burlington. Info, 802-865-7166, register online at www.burlingtoncityarts.com. In this five-week class, students will explore the basics of surface design. Each week will focus on a different aspect of design and students will be encouraged to use several printing techniques to apply their designs directly onto fabric or paper of their choice. A brief discussion about the history of fabric will be introduced along with some hands-on practical techniques including: layering, masking, and printing on preprinted fabric. Some possible projects may include: napkin sets/table runners, pillow case sets, scarves, kitchen towels and more. (CLASS CODE: 841138-1)
drumming BURLINGTON TAIKO CLASSES: All classes are held in the Taiko Space at 208 Flynn Avenue, Burlington. Fall I Session: Kids (Beginners), Tuesdays, 4:30-5:20 p.m. $47. Adults (Beginners), Tuesdays, 5:30-6:20 p.m. $53. Six-week session begins 9/11. Gift certificates are available! For a full schedule of classes, email classes@burlington taiko.org or call 802-658-0658. RICHMOND TAIKO CLASSES: All classes are held in the Community Meeting Room at the Richmond Free Library. Fall I Session: Kids (Beginners), Thursdays, 6-6:50 p.m. $48. Adults (Beginners), Thursdays, 7-7:50 p.m. $50. Fiveweek session begins Sept. 13. Annual student recital on Oct. 18 at the Volunteers Green, Richmond. Paid pre-registration is due Sept. 6, and there is a 10-person minimum for each class. Info, email classes@burlingtontaiko.org or call 802-434-2624 for Richmond class information.
education PARENTS OF GIFTED DISCUSSION GROUP: Sept. 20 - Nov. 8, 78:30 p.m. $145. Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester. Seven-week discussion group sponsored by Green Mountain Center for Gifted Education. Led by Carol Story, PhD and Lucy Bogue, MA. Topics relating to nurturing gifted children. Fee includes one or both parents, plus book.
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empowerment CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: First Responder Training by Hinesburg Fire Dept,, American Foreign Policy w/Bill Mares, Trees of Vermont-Identification and Bio-Ecology w/Dale Bergdahl, Guitar for Beginners, Writer Workshop, Building Health w/Susan Miners, Babysitting Class by Red Cross instructor, CPR/First Aid by Red Cross, Horsemanship, Bridge for Beginners, Backyard Astronomy, Low cost, hands-on, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed. Materials included with few exceptions. Full descriptions for all 135 fall classes at www.cvuhs.org and click on Access - Community Education. Or call 482-7194. Senior discount 65+. Ten minutes from Exit 12. PERSONAL POWER: This class will be held starting today, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Class is being offered FREE of charge by Shannon Graham, a professional life coach. Olypiad Gym, 78 Eastwood Dr., So. Burlington. This mental fitness class is for anyone who would like to unleash their full potential. Participants in this class will be led through a series of exercises that will help them achieve their goals, gain more confidence and create a more successful and stress free lifestyle. Students will learn how to break supportive habits and create new beliefs that are more empowering!
energy INTRODUCTION TO CRANIOSACRAL BIODYNAMICS: October 18-21, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. $550. 802434-3554 or email lizwilding@ mac.com. Subtle, gentle therapy on the cutting edge of energy medicine. Class presents early embryology and biodynamic energy midlines. Twoyear certifiable training to follow. Teacher: Jan Pemberton.
fine arts FINE ART CLASSES AT SHELBURNE ART CENTER: Dynamic Painting in Oils, Instructor: Robert Huntoon, Mondays 1–4 p.m., seven weeks, Sept. 24 – Nov. 5; Level II Watercolor: Landscapes from Photos, Instructor: Jean Cannon, Mondays, 6:30–9 p.m., six weeks, Nov. 5 – Dec. 10; Painting with Acrylics, Instructor: Danilo Gonzalez, Tuesdays, 6:30–8:30 p.m., eight weeks, Sept. 25 - Nov. 13; Introduction to Surface Design on Paper, Instructor: Erin Hall, Wednesdays, 6–8:30 p.m., five weeks, Sept. 19 – Oct. 17; Introduction to Figure Drawing, Instructor: Jolene Garanzha, Thursdays, 5:30–8:30 p.m., four weeks, Oct. 25 – Nov. 15. New early payment discount! Info, 985-3648 or visit www.shelburneartcenter.org. FINE ART CLASSES AT SHELBURNE ART CENTER: Essential Landscape Techniques Workshop, Instructor: Robert Huntoon, Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 22–23, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.; Monotype Workshop Part I, Instructor: Jolene Garanzha, Saturday, Nov. 17, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monotype Workshop Part II, Instructor: Jolene Garanzha, Saturday, Dec. 8, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. See website for details. New early payment discount! Info, 985-3648 or visit www.shelburneartcenter.org.
herbs ORIENTAL HERBAL MEDICINE PROGRAM: Begins September 2007. 150-hour program. Elements of Healing, 62 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Info, 802-288-8160 or visit www. elementsofhealing.net. This class will meet one weekend a month and will give students a strong foundation in the use of Chinese and Japanese herbs to treat numerous disharmonies. Students will learn the fundamentals of Oriental theory and diagnosis incorporating yin yang, 5 element, 8 principle, and Oriental internal medicine theory. An indepth study of abdominal, tongue and pulse diagnosis will make this course an extremely practical introduction to the art and science of Oriental herbal therapy. There will also be a hands-on approach to working with loose herbs and combining them into classical formulas. This class is appropriate for all body-workers and health-care providers, as well as those seeking to begin studies in alternative therapies. VSAC Grants are available to those who qualify. WISDOM OF THE HERBS SCHOOL: Sept. 22-23: Plant Identification: Using Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide. Learn Newcomb’s powerful botanical key for reliable wild plant identification. October 13-14: Fall Wild Foods. Identify edible fruits, berries and roots of autumn, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. $165 for your first weekend, $150 for each weekend thereafter in this series, pre-registration required, non-refundable deposit $20. Open House: Sunday, Nov. 11, 1-4 p.m., Rhapsody Café, 28 Main St., Montpelier. Currently accepting applications for Wisdom of the Herbs 2008 Eight-month Certification Program, one weekend a month, Apr. to Nov. 2008. Grants available to qualifying applicants please contact us for information. MasterCard and VISA accepted. For more information, contact Annie McCleary, Director, 802-453-6764, email anniemc@gmavt.net, or visit www.WisdomOfTheHerbsSchool. com. Lincoln, Vermont.
hypnosis WEIGHT LOSS AND YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND: $160. Wellspring Hypnotherapy Center. Info, 872-0089 or email betty@rising sunhealing.com or visit www.holis tichypnotherapyeft.com or www. wellspringhypno.com. Lose weight with hypnosis! Classes and support groups with hypnotherapists Betty Moore-Hafter and Carolyn Lewis. Four-week class, includes practice CD.
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healing arts HAND ANALYSIS INTENSIVE WEEKEND: September 28-30: Sat., 7-10 p.m. Sun., 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Jungian Center, 55 Clover St., Waterbury, VT. $575, financing available. Info, visit www.hand tales.com. An introductory course on how to read hands and fingerprints. Discover how the ancient art of palmistry and the modern science of fingerprint analysis can be powerful tools for your journey and to help others. Includes 19 hours of instruction, extensive workbook and private tutoring.
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jewelry METAL ARTS CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS AT SHELBURNE ART CENTER: Fused Glass Jewelry. Instructor: Kathleen Redman. Mondays 6–9 p.m., four weeks, Sept. 24 – Oct. 22 (no class Oct. 8). Members $120, nonmembers $135, materials $30; Intermediate Metal Arts, Instructor: Pilar Netzel, Thursdays, 6:30–9 p.m., Ten weeks, Sept. 20 – Nov. 29 (no class Nov. 22). Members $230, nonmembers $265, materials $35. Info, 9853648 or www.shelburneartcenter. org. SEED BEADING: Wednesdays, Sept. 26 - Oct. 24, 6-8 p.m. $97, $87 BCA members. No experience necessary. Location: BCA Print & Clay Studio, 250 Main Street, Burlington. Info, 802-865-7166, register online at www.burlington cityarts.com. This introductory class will teach the basic stitches used in seed beading jewelry, including brick stitch and a variety of netting stitches. These stitches will be presented in the form of bracelets and necklaces but can easily be adapted to other forms such as earrings.
kids “ACORNS AND OAKS” INFANT & PARENT PLAYGROUP: Nine Wednesdays beginning Sept. 19, 1-2:30 p.m. $75. Lake Champlain Waldorf School, Shelburne Campus. Info, 802-985-2827 ext. 12 or visit www.lcwaldorf.org or email pgra ham@lcwaldorf.org. For families with babies: Learn simple nursery rhymes and finger games, share insights and questions, discuss child development and the concerns normal to all parents. Led by educator Susan Sassaman. ACTING CLASSES: For kids (grades 2-8): affordable lessons in VOICE (grades 5-8), BALLET (K-5), HIPHOP (grades 5-8), and CREATIVE DANCE (K-1) are still open at the Flynn. Scholarships available. Call today before they close! 802-6524548, ext. 4; flynnarts@flynncen ter.org; www.flynncenter.org/flynn arts.html.
lent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed. Materials included with few exceptions. Full descriptions for all 135 fall classes at www.cvuhs. org and click on Access - Community Education. Or call 482-7194. Senior discount 65+. Ten minutes from Exit 12. KIDS CLASSES AT SHELBURNE ART CENTER: Creative Metal Arts (ages 11 and up.) Instructor: Sarah Sprague, Thursdays, 3:30–5:30 p.m., Sept. 20 – Nov. 1 (7 weeks). $80. Creative Wire and Beads (ages 8-10). Instructor: Sarah Sprague, Wednesdays, 3:30–5:30 p.m., Oct. 3 – Nov. 7 (6 weeks). $70. Young Rembrandts After-school Drawing & Cartooning Classes (grades 1-4). Session I: Drawing Tuesdays, 3–4 p.m., Sept. 18 – Oct. 23 (6 weeks). $66. Session II: Cartooning Tuesdays, 3-4 p.m., Oct. 30 – Dec. 4 (6 weeks). $66. Info, 985-3648 or www.shelburneartcenter.org. MUSIC TOGETHER - PARENT/ CHILD MUSIC & MOVEMENT CLASSES: September 10 - December 10. Mornings, evenings, weekends, too. Info, 802-760-9207 or visit www.greenmountainmusic together.com or email greenmoun tainmusictogether@gmail.com. Mixed-Ages (0-5), Babies Only, 3 to 5-Year-Olds and Big Kids Family Classes (5-6 with parent), 12-week series are 45 minutes in length and include songs, rhythmic rhymes, movement and instrument play. Non-performance oriented and developmentally appropriate for children. Two CDs, songbook, and new parent guide included! “STAR GARDEN” TODDLER & PARENT PLAYGROUP: Nine Saturdays beginning Sept. 8, 9-11 a.m. $180. Lake Champlain Waldorf School. Info, 802-985-2827 ext 12, visit www.lcwaldorf.org or email pgraham@lcwaldorf.org. For families with children ages 1 through 3 1/2. Healthy snacks, songs, games, circle-time, simple crafts, share stories & ideas. At the beautiful Waldorf School kindergarten in Shelburne.
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BABY AND KIDS YOGA CLASSES AT EVOLUTION YOGA! The youth program at Evolution Yoga blends yoga poses and stretches with imaginative games, songs and storytelling. These age-appropriate classes cultivate relaxation, focus and joy in the children. Join us for Baby Yoga (2-10 mo), New Explorers (10-18 mo), Tots on the Move (18 mo - 2 yrs), or Kids Yoga classes for 2-5 yrs, 6-8 yrs. and 9-12 yrs. See our website for full class descriptions and for the fall schedule. Call soon, some classes are already filling up! $120 per semester. Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn Street, Burlington. Info, 864-9642, www.evolutionvt.com.
KITESURFING AND WINDSURFING: Summer-Fall weekdays and weekends. Lessons by appt. Lake Champlain. Kitesurfing starts at $95, windsurfing at $60, see website for full package rates. Info, 802-951-2586, email rachael@ stormboarding.com or visit www. stormboarding.com. Get in on adrenaline wind sports on Lake Champlain. Certified, insured, professional and fun instruction. All sailing/riding equipment provided. Private and group instruction available and once you are hooked, you get a discount on excellent equipment for both sports.
CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: Music Seeds for newborn to 2 and 2–5-year-olds on Mondays, Spanish for 5–7-yearolds on Tuesdays, Mandarin Chinese for 5–7-year-olds and 8–12-yearolds on Monday afternoons, Intro to Sign Language, Video Film for 12–18-year-olds, Cooking Together: 3rd-5th Graders With Adults, Kids in the Kitchen 6-8th graders, Move & Groove: Ages 1-4, Get Smarter: Homework Coach for 5-8th graders. Babysitting by American Red Cross. Low cost, hands-on, excel-
language BEGINNING & INTERMEDIATE FRENCH COURSES Two 8week courses: French for Beginners: Tuesdays, starting Oct. 9, 6:30-8 p.m. Intermediate French: Thursdays, starting Oct. 11, 6:30 -8:00 p.m. $180 per course. Alliance-Francaise, Lake Champlain Area (Colchester). Info, message: 802-862-1105 (Burlington), 802524-3291 (St. Albans), or email birdie@gmavt.net, monmartin@
localnet.com. FRENCH CLASSES BY PHONE & EMAIL: Seven days a week w/flexible hours. Info, 802-899-4573 or email georgett@mac.com, or visit www.mosaicmond.net for details. Creative French lessons. Save time & energy, learn 1-on-1 with a native speaker with experience and a Master’s in teaching languages. References available. FRENCH LESSONS: Voulez-vous parler avec moi ce soir? French from Paris with Carole. Your place or mine. Call 802-253-8571. Chez la tarte francaise. JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASSES: The Japan-America Society of Vermont is again offering Japanese Language lessons. Beginner classes, Thursday evenings, beginning September 20, 10 weeks, 6-8 p.m. Intermediate classes, Tuesday evenings, beginning September 18, 10 weeks, 6:30-8 p.m. $125 per student, plus textbook. St. Michael’s College, Colchester. Info, David Morgan, 518-946-7078 or email language@jasv.org. Classes are limited. Registration must be completed by first class. LANGUAGE CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: Italian for Travelers, Conversational French, Beginning Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish for 5-7-year -olds in the afternoon, Portuguese for Travelers, Greek for Travelers, Beginning Mandarin, Intermediate Mandarin, Mandarin for Children, A Taste of American Sign Language w/David Krueger as well as Baby Sign. Low cost, hands-on, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed. Materials included with few exceptions. Full descriptions for all 135 fall classes at www.cvuhs.org and click on Access - Community Education. Or call 482-7194. Senior discount 65+. Ten minutes from Exit 12. PARLEZ-VOUS FRANCAIS?: Communication and vocabulary enrichment, some grammar review. Fun and useful. Mad River Valley, Stowe, Montpelier. Taught by Yves Compere, French native, 802496-6669. SPANISH CLASSES: Info, visit our website www.justspanish4u.com, email info@justspanish4u.com or call 802-347-1431. Are you interested in learning the diverse, exciting and fun world of Spanish? Look no further, Just Spanish 4u is your answer. We now offer Spanish classes to all ages, as well as translation services in English and Spanish catering to individuals, nonprofit, government and corporate clients in Vermont. New classes starting soon, we offer affordable classes in a fun environment, don’t hesitate!!! SPANISH CLASSES: Thursdays, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. $105 for 9 weeks. Williston. Info, 917-364-3123, or email constanciag@hotmail.com, or visit http://123spanishnow. com. Learn the basics of Spanish from pronunciation, basic vocabulary and situations. If you always wanted to learn Spanish or refresh the things that you already learned. Constancia makes learning fun as she shares her love of her native language with everyone.
martial arts AIKIDO OF CHAMPLAIN VALLEY: Adult classes meet Monday-Friday, 5:30-6:30 and 6:35-8 p.m., Wednesdays, 12-1 p.m., Saturdays, 10:4511:45 a.m. and Sundays, 10-11 a.m.
Adult’s introductory classes begin @ 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 2nd. Children’s classes, ages 7-12, meet on Wednesdays and Thursdays, 4-5 p.m., and Saturdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Intro class starts Sept. 4. Muso Shinden Ryu laido (the traditional art of sword drawing), Saturdays, 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. Zazen (seated Zen meditation), Tuesdays, 8-8:45 p.m. Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine Street, Burlington. Info, 802-951-8900 or www.aikidovt.org. This traditional Japanese martial art emphasizes circular, flowing movements and pinning and throwing techniques. Visitors are always welcome to watch Aikido classes. Gift certificates available. We now have a children’s play space for training parents. Classes are taught by Benjamin Pincus Sensei, 5th degree black belt and Burlington’s only fully certified (shidoin) Aikido instructor. BAO TAK FAI TAI CHI INSTITUTE, SNAKE STYLE TAI CHI CHUAN: For an appointment to view a class, Saturday, 11 a.m., Wednesday, 7 p.m., call 802-864-7902 or visit www.iptaichi.org. 100 Church Street, Burlington. The snake style is the original martial version of Yang Tai Chi and was taught only to family and disciples for five generations. The snake style develops flexibility of the spine, hips and rib cartilage, and stretches and strengthens the internal muscles of the hips, abdomen, thoracic ribs and deep layers of the back. The snake style uses core muscles to move from posture to posture in a rhythmic and seamless pattern, generating powerful jin energy for martial skill and power. The snake style uses suppleness and subtlety to overcome brute force. Robust health, deep relaxation, emotional harmony, touch sensitivity and intuitive power are the rewards of studying this masterful martial art. The snake style is taught by Bao Tak Fai (Bob Boyd), Disciple of the late Grandmaster Ip Tai Tak and sixth-generation lineage teacher of the Yang style. MARTIAL WAY SELF-DEFENSE CENTER: Day and evening classes for adults. Afternoon and Saturday classes for children. Group and private lessons. Colchester. Free introductory class. Info, 893-8893. Kempo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Arnis and Wing Chun Kung Fu. One minute off I-89 at Exit 17. VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, MondayFriday, 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m. The “Punch Line” Boxing Class, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-7 p.m. Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Road, Suite 35, Williston. First class free. Info, 660-4072, visit www.bjjusa.com or email Julio@ bjjusa.com. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a complete martial arts system based on leverage (provides a greater advantage and effect on a much larger opponent) and technique (fundamentals of dominant body position to use the technique to overcome size and strength). Brazilian JiuJitsu enhances balance, flexibility, strength, cardio-respiratory fitness and builds personal courage and self-confidence. Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu offers Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Self-Defense classes (all levels), Boxing and NHB programs available. Brazilian Head Instructor with over 30 years of experience (5-Time Brazilian Champion - Rio de Janeiro), certified under Carlson Gracie. Positive and safe environment. Effective and easy-to-learn techniques that could save your life. Accept no imitations.
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massage DEEP TISSUE TRAINING LEVEL 1: October 13-14 and October 20-21, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. $625 ($575 when a deposit of $50 is received by September 28). Touchstone Healing Arts, 205 Dorset Street, So. Burlington. Info, 658-7715 www.touchstonehealingarts.com. Prerequisite: Some form of massage training or experience. Knowledge of Deep Tissue Massage can dramatically change your approach to massage and bodywork, greatly expanding the scope of your practice. This four-day, 32-hour intensive will provide a solid foundation in the principles and techniques of Deep Tissue Massage. You will significantly refine your palpation skills, learn how to work deeply and safely into the body’s tissue layers, and cultivate an efficient use of energy through proper bio-mechanics, client positioning, and sophisticated handson methods. These new skills will provide maximum benefit to your clients including alleviation of pain, better posture, more flexibility, and more fluid movement. Touchstone Healing Arts School of Massage is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider. This course offers 32 CE hours. PRENATAL MASSAGE FOR MASSAGE THERAPISTS: October 27-28, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. $295. Touchstone Healing Arts, 205 Dorset Street, So. Burlington. Info, 658-7715, www.touchstonehealing arts.com. Prerequisite: Some form of massage training or experience. Whether you have had prenatal massage training or not, come to this weekend intensive with full immersion in prenatal massage techniques led by an experienced Labor and Delivery nurse who is also a prenatal massage therapist and prenatal yoga instructor. You will explore pregnancy anatomy, prenatal positioning and draping, techniques for each trimester, contraindications and high risk conditions. Pregnant volunteer guests will be present to receive massage from each participant. Class size is limited so register now! Touchstone Healing Arts School of Massage is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider. This course offers 15 CE hours.
meditation LEARN TO MEDITATE: Mondays through Thursdays, 6-7 p.m. and Sundays, 9 a.m. - noon. Free. Burlington Shambhala Center. Info, 802-658-6795 or visit www.burlingtonshambhalactr.org. Through the practice of sitting still and following your breath as it goes out
and dissolves, you are connecting with your heart. By simply letting yourself be, as you are, you develop genuine sympathy toward yourself. The Burlington Shambhala Center offers meditation as a path to discovering gentleness and wisdom. Meditation instruction available on Sunday mornings or by appointment. The Shambhala Cafe meets the first Saturday of each month for meditation and discussions, 911:30 a.m. THE ART OF BEING HUMAN: Tuesdays, Oct. 9, 16, & 23, 6:30-9 p.m. Saturday Oct. 13, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. $85 ($40 student). Burlington Shambhala Center. Info, 802-658-6795 or visit www.burl ingtonshambhalactr.org or email tracy_s@adelphia.net. The Shambhala Teachings in the Art of Being Human provide a strong foundation in mindfulness-awareness meditation practice, emphasizing the development of genuine confidence, humor and personal dignity within the complexity of daily life. Program includes meditation instruction, individual guidance, group discussion, and talks given by master meditation teacher Myra Woodruff.
metal/stained glass STAINED GLASS WORKSHOPS AT SHELBURNE ART CENTER: Instructed by Gretchen Begnoche. Info, 985-3648 or www.shelburneartcenter.org One-Day Lead Came Workshop, Saturday, Oct. 6, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Members $98, nonmembers $110, materials $15; One-Day Copper Foil Workshop, Saturday, Nov. 3, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Members $98, nonmembers $110, materials included. Early payment discount! See website for details.
music FLYNN ARTS VOICE AND INSTUMENTAL: Adult, Teen, and Kids’ group VOICE LESSONS (a steal at app. $16 a lesson!) are still open at the Flynn. Call today before they close! Four-week Tuesday night SONGWRITING WORKSHOP begins Oct. 9. Come make music with us! Info: 802-652-4548, ext. 4; flynnarts@flynncenter.org; www. flynncenter.org/flynnarts.html.
nature WILDERNESS LIVING SKILLS: Classes this Fall: Sept. 22-23, Primitive Trapping. Sept. 29-30, Shelter Construction. Oct. 20-21, Flint Knapping. Nov. 3-4, Creating Fire through Friction. FREE Tracking Club Monday evenings, contact us for location. VSAC non-degree grants can be applied for. For more information contact Brad at 203770-5445, info@Rootsvt.com, or visit www.RootsVT.com. Montpelier, VT.
painting OIL PAINTING FROM THE FIGURE: Wednesdays, Sept. 26 - Nov. 14, 1:30-4:30 p.m. $280, $252 BCA members. Intermediate to Advanced. Location: Firehouse Center,
135 Church Street, Burlington. Info, 802-865-7166, register online at www.burlingtoncityarts.com. Revitalize your figure work in this eightweek class for intermediate and advanced painters. A contemporary approach to the figure will be used, with a focus on strong composition and fresh color. Using water-soluble oils, students will paint from models each week, exploring personal point of view. Small class size will allow plenty of individual feedback, demonstrations and informal critiques in a supportive environment. Some figure drawing experience needed. (CLASS CODE: 841122-1)
pilates 123 PILATES: Relax, breathe, and move in a way that enlivens body, mind and inner self. Lucille Dyer provides expert instruction in a peaceful studio where you can develop balanced strength and flexibility for your whole body. Offering Pilates Reformer and Mat Classes, Teen/Adult Ballet Barre, Fundamentals of Movement. Small classes, private appointments, individual attention. Call today for your free introduction to Pilates exercise. In Colchester on Hwy 127 near the new north end of Burlington and Malletts Bay. Info, 863-3369, www.123Pilates.com, lucille@123pilates.com. ABSOLUTE PILATES: Tone, stretch, strengthen, energize! Discover the power of the Pilates method of body conditioning and create a whole new body. Absolute Pilates offers equipment-based private sessions (free 1/2 hour intros available) and group mat classes in an attractive, welcoming locale within the Espire personal training studio. 12 Gregory Drive, Suite One, South Burlington. Info, please call Lynne at 802-310-2614, or email lynnemartens@ msn.com, or visit www.Espirefitness.com and click on Absolute Pilates. Lynne was certified by the Pilates Studio, NYC, in March 2000 by Pilates elder Romana Kryzanowska and master teacher Bob Liekens. Lynne also teaches in Burlington and at the University of Vermont. PILATES SPACE, A PLACE FOR INTELLIGENT MOVEMENT: Come experience our beautiful, lightfilled studio, expert teachers and welcoming atmosphere. We offer Pilates, Anusara-inspired Yoga, Physical Therapy and Gyrotonic to people of all ages and levels of fitness who want to look good, feel good, and experience the freedom of a healthy body. Conveniently located in Burlington at 208 Flynn Ave. (across from the antique shops, near Oakledge Park). Want to learn more about Pilates? Call to sign up for a free introduction. We offer info sessions Saturdays, 10:30 a.m., or we can arrange a time to fit your schedule. Info, 802-8639900 or visit www.pilatesspace. net. Member of the Pilates Method Alliance, an organization dedicated to establishing certification requirements and continuing education standards for Pilates professionals.
pregnancy PRENATAL FITNESS TRAINING CLASS Starting Oct. 8, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $14 per class or $154 per week. Champlain OBGYN, 55 Main St. u3, Essex. Info, call 802-3105009, or visit www.girlsgetnfit. com, or email smmi lam@gmavt. net. You will learn how to safely exercise throughout your entire
pregnancy. Each work-out will start with a 5-10 minute cardio warm-up, followed with flexibility, core, balance and resistance training.
printmaking INTAGLIO BASICS: Thursdays, Oct. 4 - Nov. 15, 6-9 p.m. $155, $139.50 BCA members (some materials provided). Beginner to Intermediate. Location: BCA Print & Clay Studio, 250 Main Street, Burlington. Info, 802-865-7166, register online at www.burling toncityarts.com. In this six-week class, students will learn how to use drypoint, hardground and softground printmaking techniques. The class will be combination of demo and hands-on experimentation and printing. Using copper plates, students will experiment with scraping and burnishing techniques and will be exposed to other techniques such as chine colle and a la poupee (processes that add multiple colors and textures to prints). By the end of the class, students will have completed an edition or series of prints. (CLASS CODE: 841334-1)
reiki REIKI CLINICS: Join Sukhada Repass, Certified Reiki Master/Teacher on the second Saturday of each month. $10 per person. Info, ray oflight108.com or 802-730-4440. Visit www.rayoflight108.com. Reiki is a light, hands-on touch encouraging relaxation & stress reduction. Reiki originates from Japan & can be used on any aliment & all ages. Date to add to your calendar: Oct. 13, 3-6 p.m., The Blossoming Lotus Yoga Studio, 36 School Street, Johnson. Please contact me for directions. All levels of Reiki practitioners are welcome to come & do Reiki alongside me. Sukhada teaches Reiki Classes, all levels, on a regular basis.
salon HOW TO RUN A BOOTH RENTER SALON: Wednesday, September 19, 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE - For Stylists, Red Clover Salon. Info, 802-8783499 or visit www.redclo versalon. com or email michelleo@redcloversalon.com. This seminar details the steps a salon booth-renter must take to establish a successful salon business in the State of Vermont. Get started on the right foot as an independent business owner. Learn how to adjust your business practices if you are setting yourself up for a tax audit.
shipwreck exploration SHIPWRECK EXPLORATION: Tours are one hour long and operate Tuesday/Thursday evenings as well as by appointment seven days per week through October. For more info on schedules and rates, please call Lake Champlain Shipwrecks at 802-951-2586 or visit www.shipwrecktour.com. Stay dry over the wreck site and explore one of Lake Champlain’s incredibly well preserved and intact shipwrecks through the eyes of an ROV (remotely operated vehicle)camera. The ROV does the swimming and we stay onboard seeing what it sees on a sunlight-readable screen at
the surface. This educational and entertaining adventure is great for all ages and especially for families, techies, history buffs and locals who have never seen the historical treasures right outside Burlington’s breakwater.
spirituality DISCOVERING BUDDHISM CLASSES: Sept. 30. $40, no one is turned away for lack of funds. Milarepa Center, Barnet, VT. Info, 802-633-4136 or visit www.milarepacenter.org or email milarepa@milarepacenter.org. Join us for exploration into the fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhist meditation and psychology. “Mind and Its Potential,” a day of teachings on the pure nature of mind. Led by a wonderful American Buddhist nun, Venerable Amy Miller.
sports BOXING: Monday-Saturday, 4-8 p.m. M-F, noon - 6 p.m. $6 day/$15 week/$50 month. Bantam Boxing. Info, 802-655-0060 or email bantam118@yahoo.com or visit www. bantamboxing.com. Boxing instruction for competition or just fitness. First lesson FREE! Family owned and operated, over 30 years experience! Professional and amateur. All ages welcome! Family discounts! References available upon request!
theater FLYNN ARTS DRAMA AND COMEDY: Adult IMPROV class (6 weeks) begins 10/25. STANDUP COMEDY for Women (8 weeks) begins 10/4. ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE WORKSHOP (great alignment work for dancers, actors, athletes, and others) starts 10/12, and ACTING classes for kids (grades 2-8) still have room. Call today before they close! Scholarships available. Info: 802-652-4548, ext. 4; flynnarts@ flynncenter.org; www.flynncenter. org/flynnarts.html.
visual arts TEEN PORTFOLIO (AGES 11-14): Mondays, Sept. 24 - Nov. 5, 3:305:30 p.m. $140, $126 BCA members. Location: Firehouse Center, 135 Church Street, Burlington. Info, 802-865-7166, register online at www.burlingtoncityarts. com. In this six-week class, teens will be exposed to a variety of contemporary artists and artistic mediums and will be encouraged to create artwork that is descriptive of the artist that they are and aspire to be. Teens will practice thinking like artists and will be encouraged to use the Firehouse Gallery for resource and inspiration. By the end of the class, teens will have created a mini-portfolio of work. (CLASS CODE: 842433-1)
wood FINE WOODWORKING CLASSES AT SHELBURNE ART CENTER: Fine Woodworking—Beginning, Instructor: Joe Powers, Mondays, 6:30–9:30 p.m., 10 weeks, Sept. 17 – Nov. 19; Fine Woodworking—Intermediate/Advanced, a.m. class. Instructor: Joe Powers, Tues-
days 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., 10 weeks, Sept. 25 – Nov. 27; Fine Woodworking—Intermediate/Advanced, p.m. classes, two options: Instructor: Joe Powers, Tuesdays, 6:30–9:30 p.m., 10 weeks, Sept. 18 – Nov. 20 or Instructor: Timothy Waite, Wednesdays, 6:30–9:30 p.m., 10 weeks, Sept. 19 – Nov. 28 (no class Nov. 21). Master Series, Instructor: Joe Powers, Tuesdays, 12:30–3:30 p.m. 10 weeks, Sept. 25 – Nov. 27. New early payment discount! Info, 985-3648 or visit www.shelburneartcenter.org. VERMONT WOODWORKING SCHOOL: Vermont’s premier instructional woodworking facility offering Workshops, classes, apprenticeships and shop memberships. 6000 sq. ft. superior woodshop. For beginners to masters. Introduction to Furniture-Making starts Sept. 25. Cabinet-Making starts Oct. 22. Turning workshops Saturdays. Cutting Boards/Countertops, Saturdays; Thursday is Advanced Woodworking Night. 802-654-SHOP. WOOD WORKSHOPS AT SHELBURNE ART CENTER: Design and Drafting, Instructor: Joe Powers, Thursday, Sept. 20, 6:30–9:30 p.m.; From Tree to Treenware, Instructor: Randall Henson. Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 6–7, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Contemporary Windsor Stool Class, Instructor: Randall Henson, Friday–Sunday, Oct. 19–21, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Bowl Turning, Instructor: Ralph Tursini. Two options: Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 3–4, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. or Saturday & Sunday, Dec. 8–9, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Piston-Fit Drawers, Instructor: Joe Powers, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 10–11, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Early payment discount! See website for details.
yoga ANANDA YOGA W/CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR SYLVIA KABUSK: Beginning Oct. 2, Tues. and/or Thurs. mornings, 8:45-10 a.m. Convenient Shelburne Rd. location in So. Burlington. Info, 802-6520714. 15-Class Card $90, 10-Class Card $75, 5-Class Card $48 or dropin $10/class. BRISTOL YOGA AND AYURVEDA: Daily Ashtanga Yoga classes for all levels. Special monthly workshops on yoga, Ayurveda, diet and nutrition, breathing and meditation. Private sessions for yoga or ayurvedic consultations available by appointment. Old High School, Bristol. $14 drop-in, $110 for ten classes, or $100 monthly pass. Info, 482-5547 or www.bristolyoga.com. This classical form of yoga incorporates balance, strength and flexibility to steady the mind, strengthen the body and free the soul. Bristol Yoga is directed by Christine Hoar, who was blessed and authorized to teach by Sri K Pattabhi Jois of Mysore India, holder of the Ashtanga lineage. Christine is also a certified Ayurvedic consultant. BURLINGTON YOGA: Daily classes offered 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Burlington Yoga, 156 St. Paul St. $12/ hour, $14 for 90 minutes, $160 for unlimited monthly membership, $75 for a private lesson. Info, 658-9642 (YOGA) or piper@burlingtonyoga.com. Classes: Anusara Inspired, Beginner, Flow, Slow Flow, Iyengar style, Kripalu, Kundalini, Men’s, Prenatal and Restorative Yoga. “The yogi whose mind is ever under his control, always striving to unite with the Self, attains the peace of Nirvana - the Supreme Peace that rests in me.” Bhagavad Gita VI ‘15 Krishna to Arjuna.
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Show and tell. View and post up to 6 photos per ad online. EVOLUTION YOGA: Classes for all levels taught in Vinyasa, AnusaraInspired, Kripalu and Iyengar traditions. Specialty pre-registration classes offered in Fundamentals, Yoga for a Healthy Back, Yoga for Women 40+ and Yoga Fundamentals for Men. Prepare for birth and strengthen postpartum with prenatal/postnatal yoga classes, taught by Evolution Yoga director who holds an advanced certification in pregnancy yoga. $13/drop-in, $120/10-class card for one-anda-half-hour classes. $11/drop-in, $100/10-class-card for hour-long classes. Monday, 5:45 p.m. Vinyasa community class is sliding scale $410. Check out our $5 Friday class, 4:30 p.m. UPCOMING WORKSHOPS: Love & Breath, Kirtan workshops with Lori Flammer-Mortimer, Sat., Sept. 15; Inversions and Anatomy with Susan Cline Lucey and Janet Carscadden, PT, Sat., Sept. 29; Herbs for Women’s Health with Alisa Andrews, herbalist, Sat., Oct. 3; Together Partner Yoga with Andrea and Bill O’Connor, Sat., Oct. 13. Find a class that is right for your body and your level of experience and feel the benefits of yoga. Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn Street, Burlington. Info, 864-9642, evo lutionvt.com. Evolution offers a full baby/children’s yoga program from 2 months to 12 years, as well as teen classes. Preregistration for fall semester has begun, with some classes already full. Call soon to reserve a spot! LIVING YOGA STUDIO: Fall schedule begins September 10. Info, www.livingyogavt.com or 802-8602814. Come to a welcoming, heartful yoga community near the Burlington Waterfront. Offering weekly classes and workshops open to the flexible and inflexible, the young and old, the beginning or seasoned practitioner. Experience mindful awareness of alignment, breath and self-kindness. Small class sizes. Taught by skillful, dedicated and caring teachers. Kripalu, Embodyoga, Anusara-inspired.
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Cardinal Woods Townhouse 57 Hayes Ave., 1100 sq.ft., 2-story, 2-BR, 1.5-BA, end unit. Low association fees. Appliances incl. No dogs. Jason, 802-318-7034 or hayesave@gmail.com. Colchester: Renovated 3-BR Malletts Bay area home, 1-BA, new windows, flooring, siding, Whirlpool tub, deep back yard, private road. Ready to move in! Pre-approved buyers only. $183,900. 802-598-1444. www. firstvtproperties.com/foleyroad for pics.
3-br house/ St. Albans Raised ranch, 3BR, wgt.rm., garage, 1acre lot. Wd/oil, cmb. heat, w/w crpt., w/dryer. 2 mi. to schools/ on bus rt, 1 mi. to interstate, 22 mi/Burl. Snow removal included. $1250. 802-782-9522. 4-BR House in Burlington This charming, beautiful 2-story home boasts HDWD and slate flooring throughout. Must-see master suite equipped w/ whirlpool bathtub, skylights and huge closets. Easy walk to UVM, FAHC, downtown. Visit www.blackbullet. com/pomeroy, email claramaya@ mac.com. 4BR Gas Heating Included Burlington Duplex, $2000/mo., 2 Full BA, Incl. gas heat and some other util. W/D, Off-Street Parking. Walk to Lake, Church St. Ben: 310-7404 ben@stillnosound.com
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Available October 1 2-BR cottage in Grand Isle. Newly renovated. Trash and water included. $700/mo. + utils. Security dep. requested. 802-363-5677 or 802-434-3885.
Shelburne condo 1-br condo, lvg room, kitchen, bath, senior housing 62+, nice area of Shelburne, lease purchase avail. w/ financing, $85,000, call 802-985-9008.
Bristol Village 2 BR Updated and clean in a quiet building. Spacious, HDWD, new appliances, off-street parking, cat OK. Lease, refs. $750 + sec. dep. + utils. Please call 802-373-4123.
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Burlington Avail. now, lg. 4-BR house, laundry, 3 porches, parking, walk-in attic. $1860/mo. Avail. 10/1, lg. 3-BR, full BA, hookups, basement. $1200/mo. Both no dogs. 862-7467. Burlington 1-BR Avail 10/1 Quiet, quality apt., 10-min. walk from downtown. Parking and LOTS of storage. $700/mo. + dep., gas & electric. Flexible lease possible. 802-310-4611 or jpegagnon@yahoo.com.
YOGA VERMONT: Daily drop-in classes, plenty of choices, open to Burl: Close to Waterfront all levels. Explore a variety of yoga Sweet, Cottage-style Cape 2x1-robbiholmes030707.indd 3/2/07 1-BA, 1:22:27 PM No. Avenue, nice 2-BR, styles with experienced and pas3-BR, 2-BA, on a1 0.18-acre lot Burlington 2 BRs in One Both quiet building. Newer carpetsionate instructors in beautiful w/ gorgeous seasonal lake & on 3rd floor, large porches, new ing, newer washer/dryer, 1 parkmountain views. Lake access spacious studios on the Winooski appliances and bonus room in ing space. NS/pets. Avail. now, 1 w/ clubhouse & boat launch. River and our downtown studio and one, $775; other for $750. Avail. year. $1000/mo. 846-9568, www. 802-372-9163. boutique at 113 Church Street (top now. Street parking only. Pets HickokandBoardman.com. floor of the Leunig’s building). $14 VHFA Sunderland Condo 2K Neg. 802-893-0000. back at closing. Located on a pridrop-in, 10 classes/$110. Month 2-Bedroom Burlington vate drive. Skylight, new slider, pass, $120. Info, 660-9718 or visit Bright, clean, central, large LR, updated deck & patio, new carpet www.yogavermont.com. Six-week nice carpet, gas heat. Avail. now. in some rooms, new appliances, Intro to Ashtanga and Kripalu SesCable TV | Internet | Telephone $950/mo. Call anytime up to 11 new washer/dryer, 2-BR, 1.5sions and more listed on website. p.m. 802-862-9182. BA, pets allowed, pool, tennis www.BurlingtonTelecom.net 200-hour Yoga Instructor Course Burlington 3-BR Apt. Sunny court and play area. $190,000. begins October 2007. For the lat3-BR w/newly remodeled bath, 802-598-5368. est, check out our blog: www.yo W/D hookup, fenced yard, 3 seaFront in Essex, NY 340 Water gavermont.typepad.com. son porch and lots of kitchen ft. of waterfront, Whallons Bay. Burl: Furnished Riverwatch storage. Close to beach and bike Mint condition home w/3-BR, 1x1-burltelecom052307_classy.ind1 15/21/07 1 2-BR, 4:08:07 Hildred Dr: Immaculate 1- PM path. $1300/mo. Call Margo EQUAL HOUSING BA. Unmatched views of the VerBA, W/D, balcony, french doors, OPPORTUNITY 802-999-9915. mont Green Mts./Split Rock light All real estate advertising in this breakfast bar, pool. Incl. heat, Burlington Apartment Lg. house. $659,000. 518-572-2300, newspaper is subject to the Federal HW, etc! Avail. now, 12/month. 2-room efficiency with sunny 518-962-8346. Fair Housing Act of 1968 and similar $1,250/month. 802-846-9568; Vermont statutes which make it illegal kitchen, 2 blocks from Church www.HickokandBoardman.com to advertise any preference, limitations, St. Marketplace. Quiet building. or discrimination based on race, color, Burling./Colchester border $725, utils. not incl. No pets. religion, sex, national origin, sexual ori3-bedroom home. Large yard, Lease and security dep. required. entation, age, marital status, handicap, completely renovated, w/a ga- 802-862-1463. presence of minor children in the family or receipt of public assistance, or an rage. W/D hookups. $1275/mo. + Burlington Condo Near Lake intention to make any such preference, utils. Immaculate. Call 598-9877. Burlington 3-br In beautiful Quiet 2-BR, 1.5-BA. garage, deck, limitation or a discrimination. The A must see. A discount avail. condition. Avail. immed. Good newspaper will not knowingly accept W/D, DW, tastefully painted. parking. $1200/mo + util. No any advertising for real estate, which Burlington Hill Section 1-bedWalk to lake, bike path. Close to is in violation of the law. Our readers pets. 42 Intervale Ave. 598-8782 room, HDWD, laundry, off-street downtown, I-189. Pool/tennis. are hereby informed that all dwellings, or lylemacartney@yahoo.com. parking. Sunny and bright. Avail. NS/pets. $1400. Avail. October. advertised in this newspaper are avail10/01 $825/mo. + utils. No dogs, 1-BR Apt. In owner occupied 802-864-1844. able on an equal opportunity basis. Any home seeker who feels her or she inside cats ok. 802-310-4205 home. Quiet neighborhood, bedBurlington House 3-BR, 3-BA, has encountered discrimination should room, livingroom, full BA, W/D, Burlington Avail. 9/15 and HDWD, garage, 3-season porch, contact the: private entrance. Private yard, 10/1: (1) 2-br unit on Elmwood lg. yard, close to colleges, downHUD Office of Fair Housing, 10 gardens, woods. NS/pets. $550/ Avenue $850/mo. + utils and (4) town. Prefer NS; pets neg. $2000/ Causeway St., mo. 802-862-4153. 3- br units $1290/mo. + utils on Boston, MA mo.+. Oct. 1. 802-872-8086. 02222-1092 Murray, Allen, and Elmwood all 1-BR Queen City Park Cozy Burlington Small 1-BR Apt. (617) 565-5309. close to downtown, no pets, Call apartment. Lake Access, NS/pets. Park St., 2nd floor. BR, BA, LR, OR Coburn & Feeley 864-5200 ext. kitchen. Off-street parking. No Avail. 10/1. $675/mo. + Utils. Vermont Human Rights 229. 310-3933. dogs. Avail. Sept. 15. $560/mo. +
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Burlington South End Sm. 2BR, 1 mi. south of downtown. Lg. yard, plenty of parking, finished back porch. Close to lake and bike path. georgeerwin@aol.com. Burlington Victorian House Hill section, 2-story 4-BR, garage, backyard, porches, parking, workbench, laundry, large bright attic, freshly painted, newly refinished wood floors, cedar closet, sweet details. Quiet neighbors. Lease, dep. $1950/mo.+ Avail. 10/1. lthompso@uvm.edu Burlington, 2 BR Townhouse Union St., furnished, clean, 1+ 1/2 BA, W/D, DW, parking. $950/mo. Avail. 11/01 or sooner. 802-863-4742. Cambridge Village - 1 BDR Cozy 1-br, 1st floor, private deck. 15 minutes to Smuggs, 42 to Burl. $700/mo +lease/sec.dep/heat. Includes electric. Avail. 10/1. enginuityvt@comcast.net or 802-373-0893. Cambridge Village - 3 BDR 2nd Floor, separate entrance, eat-in kitchen, full bath, lots of storage, view of Mt. Mansfield, $900/mo. + util/deposit/lease. pets neg. Avail. Now 802-373-0893 or enginuityvt@comcast.net. Charming 3 bedroom House Downtown Burlington. Fenced in back yard. Avail. 10/1. $1600/mo. + utils. 802-434-7215. Charming 3-BR Burl Home Lovely, 1.5-BA, in family-oriented neighborhood, lg. kitchen, DR, LR w/fireplace. Walk to FAHC, UVM. Avail. Oct. 1. $1950. Bill, 802-338-6346. Colchester: Marble Island Malletts Head: Updated hillside ranch w/private beach access, 3-BR, office, 2-BA, 2520 sq.ft., 2 fireplaces, W/D. Avail. now, 12/ month. $2050/mo. 802-846-9568, www.HickokandBoardman.com. Colchester: On the Water! Marble Island, luxury 2-BR, 4BA townhouse w/private beach. 2700+ sq.ft. Jacuzzi, cathedral ceiling, decks, fireplace. Pets neg. Avail. 9/15, 8-12 mo. lease. $2300/mo. 802-846-9568, www. HickokandBoardman.com.
9/17/07 3:02:35 PM House BeauEssex: Lang Farm tiful +/-4000 sq.ft. home boasts 4-BR, 3.5-BA. Master BR: dual closets, jetted tub, vaulted ceiling. Huge yard. Oct. 1. $2500/mo., 12-month lease. 802-846-9568; www.HickokandBoardman.com.
FREE ROOM IN COUNTRY HOME In exchange for work. 10-12 hrs./wk. On bike path near VT Nat. Golf Course. Should be able to work w/chainsaw, axes splitting wood, general lawn machinery, etc. 861-7537 days, 862-8796 eve., pheald1@cs.com. Furnished STUDIO APARTMENT Close to UVM/downtown, high ceilings, very sunny unit, many windows, new Ikea furniture, coin-OP laundry, 2nd floor, small porch, recently renovated. Avail. 10/1. $775/mo. 802-324-3652. Georgia, VT 3-BR house, W/D hookup, yard, cellar, garage, near Exit 18. NS. $1100 + utils. Credit/refs. required. Avail. Sept. 22. 802-893-2173. Hinesburg Apt. for Rent 4-BR, 1-BA, close to town, W/D hookups, 3-season porch, lg. yard. Avail. Oct.1. $1275 + heat/HW/ electric. Rent incl. water, sewer, trash. Refs., security, income verification. 802-482-4659. House for Rent Jeffersonville Village, new, 2-BR, 1-BA, full walk-out heated basement for storage or office. Open floor plan w/ HDWD laminate & Berber carpets. DSL-ready. Walk to stores, bank, PO, school. NS/pets. W/D incl. $1250/mo. incl. heat, electric, snow and trash removal. Please call 802-644-6365 or 802-793-1597. House on Lake Champlain 2, 3BR, 2 BA house on Lake Champlain near Red Rocks in So Burlington. W/D hook-ups. Wonderful lakefront and sunset views. Close to walking & bike paths. Incl. boat mooring in front of house. $1900/ mo. + utils. First, last & sec dep required. Call 800-330-4880. Housemate Seeking professional person to share 3-BR house in Monkton. Upstairs BR w/ private BA. NS/pets. $450/mo. incl. utils. 802-598-3752. Jericho, Rent To Own. Great views, 2.5-BA, finished basement, 2-car garage, office, patio, hot tub. $1600/mo. + utils. Call 802899-1004. Avail. Oct.
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Well maintained Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Large rooms, 1st floor master suite, 2 bonus rooms,. Recent renovations include: New kitchen counters, refinished floors, new windows; new furnace & fresh paint. Full basement. 3.65 acres with a renovated barn. $219,900
Immaculate 2100+ sq. ft Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths. Incredible master bedroom suite with walk-in closet. Many bonus rooms. Large kitchen/dining room with deck. Tile & laminate flooring. Two car garage & walk-out basement. Above ground pool. Mountain view. $249,900
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Shelburne area 29 Cardinal Way off from Deer Run one of Shelburne’s great newer neigherhoods. 3 bedrooms 3 baths large family room great cul sac location. 2600 +sq feet. Big 2 car garage. A lot of trees etc. ready to move into. $479,900
Burlington- In a great New North End neighborhood and close to schools/shopping, this 3 bdrm Colonial features hardwood floors, cozy LR w/fireplace, arched room transitions and too many recent renovations & updates to list! Relax on the screened-in porch or patio. $5000 back for closing costs and prepaids. Only $244,900!
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Take a look at this nice home in Vergennes and make an offer. 3BR/1B, full basement and 1-car garage, walk to schools and stores. Asking $154,900
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Milton 4+ BR, 2-BA House Post & beam, 2-car garage, lg. deck, huge yard, W/D hookups, lots of extra space, storage. Avail. now. $1450+. Marcou Real Estate, 802-893-0000. Milton: Lake & Mtn. Views 3BR, 2.5-BA, 3500 sq.ft. Right of way to lake, solarium w/jetted tub, multi-level deck. NS/pets. Avail. 10/15 to Spring 2008. $1875/mo. 802-846-9568; www. HickokandBoardman.com
Monkton Ridge 4 BR, 2 Bath Picturesque, spacious farmhouse duplex w/great views. Lg. fenced yard. Wood floors, custom kitchen, mud room. W/D, dishwasher. Pets negotiable, NS. $1850/mo. Incl. electric. 802-453-6060. NEW NORTH END 2-BR, gas heat, parking, quiet neighborhood. $875+/mo. Aval. 11/1. 802-363-2442. New North End Cute 2-BR New cabinets, W/D, backyard, parking, NS/pets. Close to bike path & schools. $975/mo. + utils. Avail Oct 1. Call Karen, 802-318-8701.
Richmond 2-BR Nice lg. ample unit. 2-BA, 2nd floor, 15 min. to Burlington on rte 2, 1.6 acre lot, cats okay. Choice 2-BR $1100/mo. or $1250/mo. 802-233-2563. Richmond Apt. for Rent 2-BR, located in center of town. 1st floor. $900/mo., heat and water incl. NS/pets. Sec. dep. required. Avail. 9/01. Call 802-985-4089. Richmond Village Duplex 2-3-BR, convenient village location, lg. backyard, front porch, 1-yr. lease, $900/mo. + utils. 802-373-0028.
Shelburne 1-BR Condo Unfurn. or furnished, NS/pets, 1-yr. lease + utils. + damage dep. Senior housing 62+. Avail. Nov. 1. $795. 802-985-9008. OPTION TO BUY WITH FINANCING POSS. Avail. South Burlington 10/1 2-br condo in very nice setting. Natural gas heat. NS/pets. $985.00. Call 802-655-3325. South End - 3-BR in Duplex Fabulous end unit, 1.5-BA, close to lake and bike path, located in a great residential neighborhood. Townhouse style apt., deck overlooks private back yard bordered
by trees. Avail. Oct. 1. $1500/mo. Greg, 802-343-4737 or greg@conroycouture.com. St. Albans, $525 Clean renovated 2nd-floor 1-BR apt. Yard, parking. NS/pets. Avail. Sept. 15. $525 + utils. 802-893-2173. Townhouse for Rent 2-BR, low utils, gas heat, W/D, DW, parking, off Dorset St., close to U Mall, UVM, I-89, SBHS. Avail. Sept. 15 Lease, refs. $1100/mo. 802-578-1867.
6/18/07 5:03:09 PM Rent 2-BR on Townhouse for No. Champlain St., new carpet, paint, lights, updated appliances. NS. Avail. Oct. 10. $1125/mo. + utils. Call 802-864-9666 for appt.
Treetop Condo: So. Burlington, ground floor flat, 2-BR, appliances, Monitor heat, wood stove. Lease, refs., no dogs. Avail. Oct. 1. $1100. 802-877-1529. Underhill Country Home In Pleasant Valley, unfurnished, 4-BR, screened porch, 15 min. from Smuggler’s Notch; most pets welcome; prefer NS. $1200/mo. + utils. 802-644-5691 evenings.
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Fall in love. Foliage rentals on the lake! (802) 233-2365 www.vtlakerentals.com Waterbury Duplex Private, pastoral setting. New, luxury 22x1-queenctyreal-classy090507.in1 1 BR duplex. Energy Star rated, infloor heating, all appliances incl. W/D, seconds to Exit 10. Avail. immed. $1250/mo. + utils. Call 802-244-6111. Winooski 2nd floor, 2-br, heated, parking. No pets, refs and dep. $950/mo. Call after 5. 655-1735. Winooski 3-BR upstairs, parking, on bus line, no pets, avail. 10/1. $1200 plus dep. Incl. water and trash. 802-862-9578, 802-999-6092. Winooski 1-BR Nice lg. 1-BR, 1st floor, w/new carpeting, deck, yard, hookups, great Hood St. location! $850/mo. incl. Heat/hot water. No pets. 802-324-7546. Winooski 2-Bedroom Heat, HW incl. Parking, laundry in building, full BA w/ tube shower. Clean, NS/ pets. $895/mo. 802-233-1150.
Burlington Hill Section Looking for 1 professional9/3/07 roommate 3:03:21 PM for 2-BR apt. in great neighborhood. Lg. BRs, HDWD. $600/mo. incl. H & HW. Call 802-338-5127. Condo Share Sth Burl Female seeking same. $550/mo. + util. 2 rooms, walk-in closet, .5-BA, sm. deck on woods. Share common space and bath. Call 802-865-2036. Downtown Burlington Prof. to share spacious 2BR apt. 2 blocks from Church Street. Great light. HDWD, front and back porches. $600/mo. + 1-mo. dep. Includes all utils, cable. 802-343-4130.
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LiVe on the Lake www.LakeChamplainRealtor.com now. 2-BR. Parking, hookups. No dogs. $880/mo., heat & H/W incl. Neville Companies, Inc. 802-6603481, x1021, www.nevilleco.com/ residence.php. Winooski, Main Street Avail. Dec. 1. 2-BR, parking, no dogs. $700/mo. H/W incl. Neville Companies, Inc., 802-660-3481, x 1021, www.nevilleco.com/residence.php. Winooski: Immaculate Apt North Street. 2-BR, office, 1-BA, modern top floor apt. w/adorable kitchen, hardwood, W/D, deck. No pets. Avail. now, 12/month. $1100/mo. 802-846-9568, www. HickokandBoardman.com.
Housemates Burlington Furnished br in 2-br apt. Most utils. included. Close to downtown. $325/mo. Avail. 10/1. Please call 802-859-0840. Burlington To share sunny, 2-bdrm apt. off street parking, basement, yard/garden, porch. Old North End, avail. now. $450/ mo. call 802-578-6839.
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Burlington Apple Tree Point home. Needs someone to share. Quiet with beach, pool, tennis, bike path. Owner gone through the winter. NS/pets. 561-629-4990.
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Shelburne/So. Burlington F roommate for quiet, clean condo apt. Lg. BR, big closet. Fireplace in LR. Peaceful. $600 + utils. (reasonable). Dep. Avail. now. F Essex Junction 54-year-old 6/4/07 4:45:28 PM 802-999-4402. looking for quiet, straight, tidy, non-partying F to share 2-BR apt. SO. BURLINGTON Roommate to $600/mo. incl. all. 802-879-4226, share lg. 2-BR, 1st floor, avail. leave clear msg. 10/1, all services within walking Hinesburg Housemate NS, 35+ distance, lg. backyard, full cellar. NS/pets. Cable. Rent $487.50/ wanted to share modern house in mo.+ half utilities. 802-363-1837. woods with owner & cat. No TV. Avail. Oct. 1. $465/mo. Call RichSouth Burlington Clean, maard, 802-482-4004. ture, dependable person needed Housemate Milton Mature HM to share 3-bedroom apt. in farmhouse. W/D. $400/mo. incl. utils. to share farmhouse with natuAvail. 10/1 or 11/1. Call Sean, ralist-writer & Basengi mix dog. 864-9614. 1-BR. $475 incl. utils. Organic garden. Some work exchange posSouth Burlington Seeking sible. Laurie, 802-893-1845. clean, responsible F professional to share beautiful condo. FurHuntington Housemate Looknished BR w/ wireless, cable, TV, ing for professional, NS, female DVD, parking. Near downtown, to share spacious house 30 min. UVM, IBM, GE. $500/mo. + 1/3 from Burlington. One acre, garutils. Contact Angel, 802-859dens, hiking, own bathroom. 9656, aherrera700@comcast.net. $675/mo. incl. utils. Dogs welcome. 802-922-5394. South Burlington Avail. 10/1. Share house w/owner. 2nd floor Jericho - great spot Looking to rm w/bath. On desirable st. Cable, share awesome 3-br, 2-bath home laundry, parking , near bike path, in quiet cul de sac. Hi-speed internet, W/D, gardens, pool, pool amenities. Dep/lease. NS. $600/ mo. includes all. 802-863-6878. table, ski/walk/hike out. $500/ mo. includes all. 999-1265. South Burlington Rent $295 Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking for a 22-32-yr-old F Jericho Dream House 2 profesroommate. Off-street parking, sional GWM seeking roommate. 3 Internet access, W/D. Very spaacres, fireplace, pool, gardens, Mt. cious. Ashley, 802-862-2545 or Mansfield view. 25 min. to Bur802-363-3935.
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Appliances/ Tools/Parts 14 inch Toyota steel rims 4 Toyota rims and used snow tires, $50 cash OBO. Call 802-644-5625. 1991 Volvo Sudan Standard, silver, comes w/snow tiers, $1000/ OBO. Call 802-345-9738. Baseboard Radiation Heat Electric radiation. Used. Requires 220V circuit. Ideal for supplemental heating. Sizes from 3 ft. Heat rating is 250 Watts/ft. $2/ft. 802-899-2305, wom_2005@hotmail.com. Commercial Mower Zero Turn Encore Z48, 110 hours. $2500/ OBO. 802-238-8630.
G.E. Electric Cook-Top Gold/almond-colored, 4 burners. 21.25â&#x20AC;? x 30.25â&#x20AC;? (fits 19.5â&#x20AC;? x 28.5â&#x20AC;? countertop opening). Spotless, like new. $140. (New cook-tops cost $219.) 9/3/07 12:44:21 PM802-899-2305, wom_2005@hotstroom, utilities. Easy access to mail.com. airport, downtown, Rte. 7. Additional full suites also available. LP-Gas (Propane) Furnace Competative rent. 802-878-5285 90,000 BTU 3:52 furnace, 1x2-pathway-classy071107 7/9/07 PM works Pagefine 1 or 802-879-6493. w/20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;+ of gas tubing. Zero prob-
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168 Battery Street (at King) Burlington â&#x20AC;˘ 862-8806 pathwaystowellbeing.org Unique downtown office spc Great small office space shared w/ larger open skylight/brick space in historic downtown building w/other creative professionals. $450/mo. 865-2321 Paul. Waterfront office space available. Adirondack views. Incls. parking. Call Ken at 865-3450.
lems w/this unit. Replacing w/ wood unit. Takes little space. A deal, $275. 802-782-9522. bath tub nice clawfoot 5 ft. tub, ready to use or could use some restoration. $300/OBO cash. 802-644-5625. Local drop off possible. Portable Washing Machine Haier model XQBM22-C. Easily hooks up to kitchen sink. Ideal for apt. living. Has worked perfectly for 2 years running! $150. 802-658-1984.
Refriger, Great Condition! Magic Chef, used, almond color, w/ ice-maker. Best offer! You take away. Burlington. Call 802-660-9075. SAD Light Therapy Box Seasonal affective disorder light therapy box by Full Spectrum Solutions. Used very little. New $250; asking $100. Please call 802-862-3943. Snow Tires 4 195/60R15 Cooper Weather Master S/T2 Tires with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Snow Groovesâ&#x20AC;?, on BMW factory allow wheels, used 3 months. $300 Call 802/767-3055 or cbcman@aol.com TIRES Winterforce SNOW 185/70R14, used one season only,like new! $200/OBO for 4. Call 802-899-4582 or 802-324-1496.
Antiques/ Collectibles ANTIQUE BUREAU 47Hx37Wx20D, glove box top center w/2 small drawers, either side, 3 large drawers below. 1930s, made by Sweat & Cummings. $200. 802-310-7439, Burlington. Baseball Cards Several hundred, 1985-95. Various condition. $20/OBO. 802-864-7740. LP Vinyl Records Collection of classical, Broadway musicals, pipe organ and light classical music. Most in perfect, scratch-free condition. $3/ea. 802-899-2305, wom_2005@hotmail.com. Thomas Kinkade Books â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Artist in Natureâ&#x20AC;?. Leatherbound. New condtion. $30. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lightposts for Livingâ&#x20AC;?. New and signed by Kinkade. $25. Call 802-862-5588.
Squeezo Strainer Canning season is here! Original Garden Way all-metal strainer, complete with original instruction manual, recipes and fact sheets. Beautiful condition, like new. $140. 802-899-2305, wom_2005@hotmail.com. Steel Storage-Shelf Frame 5-level, caster-mounted, welded steel-angle frame for shelves. 36â&#x20AC;?W x 36â&#x20AC;?D x 62â&#x20AC;?H. $50. 802899-2305, wom_2005@hotmail. com. Toilet and Tank White. Used but THOROUGHLY CLEANED. No damage, ready to install. $25. 802-899-2305, wom_2005@hotmail.com.
Clothing/ Jewelry $8 PRESCRIPTION EYEGLASSES Custom made to your prescription, stylish plastic or metal frame, Highindex, UV protection, antiscratch lens, case, lenscloth for only $8. Also available: Rimless, Titanium, Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Bifocals, Progressives, Suntints, AR coating, etc. Http://ZENNIOPTICAL.COM. (AAN CAN)
Diamond Engagement Ring 1-carat princess cut diamond in white gold setting. Purchased @ Fremaus Jewelers for $5000, selling for $2000. Call 802-999-6227. Diamond engagment ring set Brand new. Cost $1100 will sell $600. 1 larger stone with 4 smaller stones on one. 6 smaller on second ring. contact Narelle nchartier84@yahoo.com 522-2695 Velvet Fabric One 4.75-yd. piece, 44â&#x20AC;?W. Wine-red color. $57. 802-899-2305, wom_2005@hotmail.com. Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hiking Boots Meindl (German-made), womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s size 8 wide, heavy-duty, all leather, dark brown, excellent shape. $75. 802-434-5224 eves/weekends.
Entertainment/ Tickets Drivers w/ late models vehicles possessing entertainment and MC qualities wanted to host shows with exotic dancers. 802-658-1464. Solid gold, Dancers exotic dancers. Adult entertainment for birthday, bachelor, bachelorette and fun-on-one shows or anytime good friends get together. #1 for fun. 802-658-1464. New talent welcome.
Free Stuff Free Cat Free to good home, male, comes w/food, litter box and accessories. Family allergic to him. Call 802-373-4244 or email terrorbunny2001@yahoo.com Louvered Doors Two 18â&#x20AC;? x 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;8â&#x20AC;? doors. 802-899-2305, wom_ 2005@hotmail.com. Vegetable Oil Have used vegetable oil that can be used for diesel fuel. Come and take it. Have a lot of it! Global Markets, 863-9460.
Furniture Antique Lobster Trap Table Authentic Lobster trap, great for coffee table. Needs slight restoration, wood in great shape. Dimensions: 48â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; long, 25â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; deep and 15â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; high. $75/OBO. 802-318-3322. Bathroom Vanity 31â&#x20AC;? x 21â&#x20AC;? complete w/oak cabinet, almond single bowl by Kohler, Moen single handle faucet, and formica top. $150 takes all. VGC. 802-862-5588. Bed Twin 802-363-0122.
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Bed Set Orthopedic, double-sided pillowtop, mattress, box and frame. Brand new, w/ warranty. Never opened. Cost $895; sell only $395. 802-893-3888. Bed Set Brand new, never used. Still in plastic. Mattress, box & frame. Only $240. 802-893-7296. Cherry Bedroom Set Headboard, footboard, mattress, box, dresser, chest, nightstand. In original box, can split up. Cost $5000, sell $1550. Beth, 802-893-3888. Dining Room Table W/ matching hutch, 2 captainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chairs and 4 mates. Extras with table. 802363-0122 or ampalumbo@hotmail.com. Dining Set Solid pine dining table, 60â&#x20AC;? w/ center leaf; 4 matching chairs. Very good condition. $300. 802-644-1954.
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Pregnant female schipperke akc registered, 5 lb. Schipperke, due begining of Oct. $500 for her, $900 for breeding pair. They keep killing the fancy chickens I raise. 518-735-4004. Simmons Queen Size Bed Dressler LuxFirm, in fantastic condition. Incl. box spring and metal frame. Bought new 15 months ago for $650; will let go for $300. 802-658-1984. Sofa Neutral colors, will go with anything. $200. 802-363-0122 or ampalumbo@hotmail.com.
« furniture DRESSER Tall six drawer clear stained solid wood. GREAT condition. $75. Call Rachel @ 363-9940. Dressers Two dressers. One with mirror, $150. One without mirror, $100. 802-363-0122. Dressers and Night Stands One 7-drawer dresser w/ mirror, dark southern pine. $100. One dresser w/ mirror, 2 night stands and side dresser-matching 4piece. $75/OBO. 802-782-9522.
Toddler Bed for Sale White plastic, new condition, w/ mattress. $20. Call 802-846-7406 if interested. Treadle Sewing Machine Singer, old, in nice oak cabinet. Comes w/ attachments and electric aux. motor. $175/OBO. 802-316-2673. Two Bedroom Sets Wicker 5peice set; 4-poster bed w/ dresser. $500/ea. firm. Call 802-318-0832.
Garage/Estate Sales
Siamese Kittens 4 male, ready now. Asking $200. 1 Blue point, 3 seal points. 15 and 19 wks. old. For more info. please call 802-933-6736.
Sports Equipment Air Hockey Table 6’x 3’. Like New, lots of fun for the whole family. Paid $300. Sell $100/OBO. 802-343-0727 Essex Jct.
Childcare Wanted 1-2 days/ wk. for 2 children in S. Burl. Pick up from school, must have car. Call 802-324-0241.
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Futon Solid wood frame w/ mattress. All in box, you put together. Retails for $695, sell only $275. 802-893-0666. Futon Like-new upholstery, lways covered, very clean, cute, comfortable. 1 broken leg, can be propped or replaced. Paid $275; $50/OBO. Moving Oct. 1. Benefit Yard Sale!! Wide vari2x3c-GoTradingPost051607.indd 1 802-363-0353. ety of items. Fri-Sat, 9/21-9/22, 8 Futon Very nice, black, metal a.m. - 3 p.m., 80 Kirby Road, South frame w/ mattress that has al- Burington. Benefit for Maple Leaf ways been covered. Clean. Frame Farm in Underhill. 802-864-6316. is easy to assemble/disassemble. Garage Sale 9/21-9/23 3 $60/OBO. 802-233 6400. Lakeview Lane, South BurlingHot Tub Spa - 2007 Model ton. Turn onto Bartlet Bay Rd. off Hydrotherapy jets, ozonator, Shelburne Rd. (at Jiffy Lube), 4th 5”-thick cover, acrylic shell, full right past train tracks. Lots of warranty. Never used or opened. great stuff! Must sell! $4600; sell only $2700. Yard Sale/Bake Sale Yard Sale/ Beth, 802-598-0316. Bake Sale. Sept. 22nd 9am-3pm. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE Side620 Hinesburg Rd. South Burlingboard server w/fold out top and ton VT. 05403. All proceeds benenclosed bottom storage. VGC efit Breast Cancer. $200. Louvered doors, solid pine. Fits 28” opening. $40. 802-862-5588.
Old Dropleaf Table Pine, small, about 35” x 22” closed. $55. 802-316-2673. Pool Table - 2007 Model Solid maple, 1”slate, leather pockets, incl. all accessories and cloth. In orig. box, easy to transport. Was $5500; sell $1900. Bill, 802-893-7296.
Washer and Dryer! Looking to get rid of yours, maybe even donate? Call me! 802-324-4204.
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Furniture For Sale Rocking chair, light wood, $50. Two maplecolored captain’s chairs, $30/ea. Unfinished Shaker-style drop-leaf table, $50. 802-434-5224 eves, weekends.
OAK BOOKCASE 1 door, Larkin style, original glass, nicely shaped, carved crest. 60”h, 32”w. Nice! $525. 802-310-7439, Burlington.
Antiques Furniture, postcards, pottery, cameras, toys, medical tools, lab glass, photographs, slide rules, license plates and silver. Anything unusual or unique. Cash paid. Call Dave, 802-859-8966.
Business Opportunity Professional weight training equipment. Take over the lease and start your own gym! Call Peter today at 802-324-3042.
File Cabinets Three 5-drawer, steel, “lateral” file cabinets. Clean, good condition. $99/ea., all 3 for $275. 802-899-2305, wom_2005@hotmail.com.
Massage Table for Sale Earthlite “Spirit,” dark green, beautiful, like new, w/ adjustable head rest and covers, carrying case, and sheets. $350 firm. 802-4345224 eves, weekends.
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AntiGravity Recliner We are moving and this back massager needs a new home. Homedics Model AG-3001. www.homedics. com. $200. Evenings/weekends call 802-233-8856 or reply to listing.
Entertainment Stand In great condition! Holds TV, DVD or VHS player, Stereo, CDs/DVDs. $30. Call Rachel, 363-9940.
living room furniture: Green twill loveseat $150/OBO. Purple Foof chair $75/OBO. Dinningroom table $150/OBO. Dresser $450/OBO. Coffee-table $150/ OBO. Wooden desk w/metal legs $50/OBO. Take all $850. Call Alex, 802-793-7945.
Women’s Roller Blades Women’s size 8 Solomon roller blades - soft and comfortable! Bought new, still in great shape. $40. 802-434-5224 eves, weekends.
Pets
akc english setter pups Registered, $400 each. Mom on premise. Shots & wormed. Parents excellent hunters. Ready now, black and white ticked, 4 males and 1 female. 518-735-4004. 2 Adorable Bunnies - Free To good home. Friendly mini-lops with great personalities. They are buddies, so they must stay together. Cage and supplies incl. Angela, 315-849-0178 or johnsoar@clarkson.edu. Kittens free to good homes Six-weeks old 9/22. 3 orange tiger males, 3 dark tiger females w/white markings. 863-5307. Noah’s Ark $530 Credit Selling a Noah’s Ark Gift Certificate worth $530, asking $475 negotiable. 914-714-4425. Parrot Cage 5’H x 3’W x 3’D. $100. 802-363-0122.
Motivation Hypnosis MAUREEN FINNERTY TURNER, RN, M.Ed, LCMHC, Hypnotherapist/Psychotherapist. Downtown Burlington w/free parking. Hypnosis helps: attention, anxiety, test taking, depression, focusing, phobias, PTSD, panic, pain, healing, performance, procrastination, sports, relationships, smoking, diet & exercise, child/ adolescent/adult. Concept II Rower Model D Please contact Maureen Turner, 5/14/07 1:58:18 PM802-658-2140 or mturner@moW/PM3 monitor, cover, heartrate tivationhypnosis.com. INSURchest belt and professionally ANCE/CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED. mounted rowing poster. Less than 20 hours logged. $650/firm. Contact Eileen at 324-3757.
Crossroad Railing - Thule Thule 452r Rapid Crossroad Railing Pack, 47r Rapid Aero Load Bars w/ 544 Lock Cylinders. www. thule.com. $150. Call 802-2338856 evenings/weekends or reply to online listing. Elan Shape Skis Perfect condition, 160’s, atomic bindings and poles included. $250/OBO. 732-995-0907. Foozeball table Full size table, a little rough, works fine $30. Help w/ transportation possible 802-343-2707, Essex Jct. Gliding Exercise Machine Zero-impact stationary cardio exercise machine w/ digital workout display. 28”x16”x52”; collapses to tiny 12”x16”x36” for storage. Paid $100; $30/OBO. lkbleau@ comcast.net. roller skis V2 skate roller skis w/extra wheels for classic as well. Salomon racing binding. Excell poles. Very little used. $300 for everything. 802-324-6810. Sea Kayak for Sale Current Designs “Squall” w/ rudder for small to medium paddler. Wooden paddle, life jacket, spray skirt. All for $425. 802-434-5224 evenings, or leave msg. Total Body Stepper We are moving and this small stepper needs new home. Sharper Image Model 6205. $45. Evenings/weekends call 802-233-8856 or reply to online listing.
Sallie West, M.A., M.F.T Telephone and face-to-face counseling for individuals and couples. Specializing in relationships and spiritual/personal growth, depression, anxiety and life transitions. Burlington and Waitsfield. 496-7135. Trauma Group for Women Limited openings for women committed to reconnection after childhood abuse, or interpersonal trauma. Focus on safety, compassion, exploration, community. Scott Earisman, LCMHC, 802-6589257 scott.earisman@verizon. net.
Creative Photography: Wedding/ Event Marcin Kro Professional Photography, specializing in wedding/event, commercial & product photography. Visit www. marcinkro.com, email Marcin at marcinkro@hotmail.com or call 802-658-2303.
Education Attention College Students Do you need help with paper writing, editing and conversation for non-native English speakers? Contact Linda M.Ed, M.A., 802985-8708, 802-578-8424. Reasonable rates.
Financial/Legal Bid Request Design/Constr. Winooski Multi-modal Transportation Hub Project FTA-VT-030043-00. City of Winooski is soliciting proposals for design and construction of a multi-modal transportation center in the Downtown. The project involves design, acquisition and installation of Bus Shelters, an enclosed arcade, a public rest room, a security system w/CCTV cameras, a PA system, bike racks and signage, incl. wayfinding and posting kiosks. A CD or printed copy of this RFP is available at City Hall, 27 West Allen St., Winooski, or from Angela Aldieri at 802-655-3908. Important dates: Discussion Meeting Mon., Sept. 24 at City Hall, Proposals due Tues., Oct. 16 at NOON. Bid Decision Tues. Oct. 16 at 2 pm at City Hall. Construction to start Oct. 26; completion by May 15, 2008. Progressive Party Caucuses Vermont Progressive Party Chair Martha Abbott has called for town caucuses on or around Sept. 20. Info, Morgan Daybell, 802-229-0800 or info@progressiveparty.org.
Health/Wellness Colonic Hydrotherapy Do you know what is lurking within? Find out with SPRINGREEN 7-Day cleanse. Liver/gall bladder flush; parasite, heavy metals and Candida cleanse; digestive wellness. Appts: 802-660-0779. CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY, SomatoEmotional Release and Resonant Kinesiology help heal the root of physical, emotional and spiritual issues. Call Licensed Physical Therapist, Mindy Cohen at 865-9500 voicemail u3. Energy Medicine for Health Holistic, energy-based therapies for body, mind & spirit. Deep and lasting healing w/reiki, BodyTalk, Brennan-style healing, acupressure, flower essences. Cindy Fulton, M.A., NCTMB. 802-985-9580. cindy@energymedicinevt.com. www.energymedicinevt.com. Feng Shui Vermont Consultations for homes, businesses, schools. Interior redesign, real estate staging, color, renovations, space clearing, presentations, workshops. Certified Feng Shui Consultant Carol C. Wheelock, M.Ed. 802-496-2306, cwheel o c k @ f engshu i v e r mon t .com, www.fengshuivermont.com. Fullbody messsage for men My strong hands with caring touches totally release body & mind from stress. must leave Tel. u. Prefer out. Jay, 310-5765. Students/athlets discount. Healing Hands Will Travel Certified massage therapist. Swedish/deep tissue, table/chair, basic reflexology. Mobile massage for business, home, parties. Treat yourself, your employees or your next gath- ering. Body-mind rejuvenation! 802-233-1466. LifeStyle Coaching Do you feel like its time for a change? Feeling stuck, or stressed? If you would like to gain more confidence, motivation, and personal power then its time for you to take action! Lifestyle coaching is one the best and most effective ways to change your life for the better. Make today a day of power and call Shannon for a free consultation. 802-279-0231.
Metta Touch Massage Are you stressed-out or sore from working out? Treat yourself to a wonderful Thai massage, customized just for you! Same day appointments available. 598-8700. Blythe Kent, CMT. Located at 182 Main St., Burlington, 2nd-floor. Need Might be Pregnant? help? We offer friendship, help w/ exploring options, free pregnancy test, and ongoing support and encouragement. BIRTHRIGHT, Burlington, 802-865-0056. Psychic Counseling Channeling with Bernice Kelman, Underhill, VT. 30+ years experience. Also energy healing, chakra balancing, rebirthing, other lives, classes, more. 802-899-3542, kelman.b@ juno.com. Shiatsu, Shiatsu!! Stretches tight muscles, increases flexibility and releases stress and tension. Improve your health with this Japanese healing art. Swedish and Deep Tissue also available. Burlington. $60/hour, $75 90 min. Call Sierra-maria Magdalena 802-862-4677 or sierra-maria@peacemail.com.
Home/Garden The Grass Gauchos LLC Organic lawn fertilization, fall pruning, plantings, tilling, stonework. Also, now booking fall cleanup projects. Refs. & portfolio at www.grassgauchos.com. Call 802-540-0300.
Pet Conference? Vacation? Let me provide professional attentive care for your pets and plants and you with peace of mind. Great rates and refs. Call Myra 658-6108. Missing Tom Cat Big, black Tom cat from North Duxbury. PLEASE call 802-324-3247 if sighted - please!
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Show and tell. View and post up to 6 photos per ad online. HOME REFUND JOBS! Earn $3,500 - $5,000 Weekly Processing Company Refunds Online! Guaranteed Paychecks! No Experience Needed! Positions Available Today! Register Online Now! http:// www.RebateWork.com (AAN CAN) MAKE $150/HOUR Get Paid Cash for Your Opinion! Earn $5 to $75 to fill out simple surveys online. Start NOW! http://www.paidchoice.com (AAN CAN) Movie Extras! Movie Extras, Actors, Models! Make $100-$300/ day. No Experience Required, Meet celebrities, Full Time/Part Time, All looks needed! Call Now! 1-800-556-6103 extension 528. (AAN CAN) MYSTERY SHOPPERS Get paid to shop! Retail/Dining establishments need undercover clients to judge the quality/customer service. Earn up to $150 a day. Call 800-901-9370. (AAN CAN) POST OFFICE JOBS AVAILABLE Avg. pay $20/hour or $57K annually including Federal Benefits and OT. Paid Training, Vacations. PT/FT. 1-866-616-7019 USWA Refu P4401 (AAN CAN)
1996 Taurus Stationwagon Orig. owner disposing of strongrunning Taurus w/ 125K. Engine in good condition, everything works, extra winter tires. $1700. Call 802-373-8772. 1996 Toyota Camry LE 4-dr., 4cyl., auto., 146K, power W&D, AC, CC, winter & summer tires, runs and looks very good. $3400. Essex Jct. 802-343-0707. 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan Good condition! Seating for 7! Front 2 tires new, new starter. Runs really smoothly. 145K. $1000/ OBO. Details, 603-953-3316. 1997 F-350 Turbo Diesel Crew cab, long bed, 7.3L, red. Great truck! Good condition. Contact 802-316-6372 or email crsj71@ aol.com for details or to view. 1997 Toyota Tacoma Ex. Cab 4X4 w/fib. cap, 15K mi., A/C, new exhaust. $4900. 453-5780 eve. or dufault@gmavt.net 1999 Audi A6 QUATTRO BLK 75k mi., fully loaded, black w/tan leather interior, new timing belt and many other parts. 80k mi. service already done. $10500. Call Andrew 802-881-8264. 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT Flame red, 4.0l, auto, 4x4, no rust, new tires, all power options, new inspection, $3900. 802-876-7062. 1999 Nissan Pathfinder SE Black, auto, 4x4, cloth interior, 91K mi., Bose CD player, AC, PW, PL. Great truck for the winter! $8500. Call Mike @ 318-7237. 1999 Nissan Pathfinder SE Black, auto., 4x4, cloth interior, 91K, Bose CD player, AC, power W&L. Great truck for the winter! $8500. Call 802-318-7237.
Bicycles Girl’s Mountain Bike 20 Brand-new Crystal Pacific. Bought the wrong size bike online. Paid $125; asking $80/OBO. Call 802-238-8242. Trek Y3 Y-frame full suspension, new tires/cassette/chain. Recent tune-up. Good condition. $350. No reasonable offer refused. 802-877-3822.
Cars/Trucks 00 PONTIAC GRANDAM GT CPE GT Coupe, 31K, RamAir, silver, automatic, block heater, cruise, extra snow tires, sharp, clean, loaded, always garaged, 1owner, non-smoker. NADAvalue $9,100+; $7,900/OBO, motivated. 802-8659804, www.romvt.com/pontiac. htm. 1991 Toyota Truck Blue 4x4, V6, extra cab, new: t-belt, clutch, brakes, ball joints. Runs and drives great. $2800. 802-7289199 or 802-272-0157. 1993 Audi 100S Silver, auto., power L&W, heated and power seats, CD player, many new parts, clean interior, sunroof, 140K. $3000/OBO. Call 802-324-4204. 1993 Ford Escort Wagon LX Arizona car, never seen salt, 86K mi. $750/OBO. Fair condition. Call Tyler @ 802-922-8184. 1995 Chevy Lumina APV 7passenger, air, cruise, tilt, power locks, extra rims, 147K, excellent mechanical and body, inspected to 6/08. $1500. Call 802-862-3943. 1995 Honda Van $2200 117K 4-dr. (no sliders), 7-passenger, 2 airbags, AC & cruise, power L&W. Driven daily. Needs $300 of work for inspection. Sweet ride. 802-660-9954. 1995 Subaru Legacy 172K miles. A/C, 5-speed, auto windows/locks. Runs great! $1500 OBO (802)989-4906
1999 VW Jetta Wolfsburg 150K, standard transmission, AC, alloy wheels, 2nd set of wheels, CD-changer, sun/moonroof, sport pkg. $3500/OBO. Call 802-878-5691. 2000 VW Beetle GLS Low mileage, auto, new catalytic converter new AC system, good tires, 2 year registration, just inspected. No reasonable offer will be refused. 802-660-8191. 2000 VW Jetta TDI 96K mi., silver, 5-speed, AC, cruise control, 45+ MPG, 4 brand new tires + 4 snows, Thule bike/ski rack. $9995. Call Phoebe @ 802-734-0653. 2001 BMW 325 xi awd wag. ESTATE SALE! “Creampuff”, w/51K, 5-matic, loaded; including power sunroof, windows,and heated leather seating.”Freshened” suspension including new brakes. $18,750 includes 4 new winters! Great MPG! 802-863-4366 2001 Dodge Dakota Club cab 122k, auto, 4wd, power everything, fiberglass cap, great truck $9,500/OBO. 249-8411. 2001 Subaru Outback Wagon 4cyl, auto, green w/tan leather interior 114K miles. Excellent condition. Will consider including steel rims w/Cooper Snow tires. $7500. 802-598-7819. 2002 Subaru Forester Silver, good condition, 98K, 4WD. Great winter car. Roof rack. Serviced regularly. CD player. Herringbone interior. Asking $7800. 802-343-3960. 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX COUPE 2-DR, black, V6, loaded, car starter, moon roof, 6 disk changer, 45K mi., one owner, clean title. Great condition. $13000/OBO. 802-764-6295. 2003 Honda Civic LX 4-door, 5speed, AC, silver, new t-belt and w-pump, 102K, rust-free. Good condition. $6900. 802-728-9199 or 802-272-0157. 2003 Saab 9-5 5spd, turbo, loaded, tan leather int, light gold ext, heated seats, sunroof, alloy wheels, 70k miles, very clean, impeccable running condition, below book: $10,500/BO. 802-734-4831.
2004 VW Beetle TDI Bio Bug Be GREENx2! TDI tiptronic. Monsoon, moonroof, heated seats, monster mats. 43K. 45+mpg. Great condition. Great tires. SC car. www. vermontTDIimports.com, sales@ vermontTDIimports.com. 2004 VW Jetta GLS TDI Wag 47K. Wagon from NC. Black leather, all options. New H-rated tires. 48 mpg. Service records. Vermont TDI Imports, www.vermontTDIimports.com, sales@vermontTDIimports.com. 2005 ford focus silver, 4 door. Perfect conditon, keyless, 6 cd/ mp3, AC, electric everything, under warranty, Montpelier. $9,200. 802-229-6682. 2005 SUBARU IMPREZA 2.5RS 38K miles w/60K warranty! symetrical, AWD,black exterior/ interior, automatic. Car comes w/stock rims w/Bridgstone tires. Synthetic oil every 3000 miles. Just serviced! Call now, 802-7778109 $13,750/OBO. 2006 VW Jetta TDI 5-Speed Diesel, 42+mpg, 28K, leatherette, sat. radio, 6-CD changer, moonroof, heated seats, 1 owner, great service. Reduce your carbon footprint. www.vermontTDIimports. com, sales@vermontTDIimports. com. 2006 VW Jetta TDI Pkg 2 Beautiful, rare, loaded packageu2. Manual. North Sea green/ tan leather. $24,195. Browse www. vermontTDIimports.com for full photo album and details. sales@ vermontTDIimports.com. LT 96 CHEVY BLAZER 4x4 Black,automatic, 6 cyl, leather, A/C, power everything, 149K mi. Looks & runs great, needs nothing. Essex Jct. $2700. 802-343-0727. 97 Subaru Legacy AWD 127k, auto, AWD, green, leather/heated seats, cd, summer alloys, winter haks, great in the snow, books @ $5000 sell for $4000/bo. Bryan at 802-578-0306. Automotive $500 POLICE IMPOUNDS, Cars from $500! Tax repos, US Marshal and IRS sales! Cars, trucks, SUVs, Toyotas, Hondas, Chevys, more! For listings call 1-800-298-4150 ext. C107. (AAN CAN) Blizzak Snow Tires Four Bridgestone WS-50s w/ rims and wheel covers. Size 205/60R15. Fits 2002 Subaru Impreza and WRX. Have 14,770 miles on them. 802-879-3454. BMW 535,1989 No rust, loaded, low miles, economical luxury. Good condition. $2200. No reasonable offer refused. 802-877-3822.
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Nokian Hakks Snow Tires 16” 225/60. Used one season on Subaru Outback. New $400; asking $200. Call Karen, 802-223-3049. OEM Audi 17 inch Rims From 2001 S4. Good condition, some curb rash. 5X112-bolt pattern, 7.5”W. Offset is 45mm. Wheels fit: A4, A6, S4, S6, Passat, 100/200/ coupe. 802-355-5692, lv. msg. Passat TDI Wagon 49K Miles Beautiful, one owner, 40+mpg. Good service history. Reduce your carbon footprint. $23,295. Vermont TDI Imports, sales@vermontTDIimports.com. Finest TDIs in the East. Subaru Wagon 01 Legacy GT 98000 miles, AWD, dk green, 5-speed, alloy rims, A/C, AM/ FM-cassette, dual sun roofs, keyless entry, one owner. Snow tires included. $7900. Monkton, 860-6119. VW Golf GL TDI Coupe, Auto Beautiful, one owner, Southern NC TDI. Auto., monsoon, alloys. Perfect. 36K. Fully serviced. 45+mpg. Vermont TDI Imports, sales@vermontTDIimports.com, 802-426-3889. NE’s finest TDIs.
Motorcycles 1999 Kawasaki Ninja $1000 Great starter bike, green, 250 cc, full Muzzy racing exhaust. $1000/ OBO. Call 802-373-3033. 2005 YAMAHA R1 Blue/white w/powder coated white wheels. 5300 mi. Dealer maintained. New rear tire. Mint Condition! $8000. 324-0901, Matt.
Motorcycle for Sale 2001 Harley Davidson 1200, custom, 6K. $7500/OBO. Adrian, 802-479-3624.
On The Water Cape Dory 25 Great boat for the lake, w/ trailer, extra sails and dingy. Currently in the water and priced to sell before winter. $5000. Call 802-373-8772.
Honda Accord LX 4-Door 5spd., 135K, very good condition, JVC, CD, Michelin winter tires, recent major service incl. new clutch, radiator, brakes, AC. $3500. Patrick, 802-343-0727.
Pro Drummer Seeks Work! Jason Corbiere, Grammy-nominated former drummer of Roomful of Blues, seeks gigs, possibly a committed project. 802-868-7512 or playitfunky@hotmail.com. Pro Rthm Section For Hire Stage/studio. Bass and percussion w/combined experience to delight even the most discriminating singer/songwriter. Think Jim Keltner and Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn. Chops, ears, great gear (including pro PA), arranging and production skills...and we’re reliable & professional. 802-229-6219 Singer Seeks Pianist Singer, happy transplant from N.Y.C., is seeking a pianist to create an eclectic act to play the resorts, etc. Former member of the cabaret award-winning jazz/r&b vocal trio Black Tie is looking to put together sets that include country, rock, folk, jazz standards, Broadway, alt, new age & even classical songs. Near Mad River Valley - a plus! 802-496-6557. Tribute to The Fall Among other things. Austin transplant here to stay. Front that needs it all. If can you rip and you know it, clap your hands. lharke@verizon.net.
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For Sale Digital Keyboard Emu Emax sampling keyboard w/ 100 sampled sound discs. Digital and analog editing, sequencer, etc. $275/OBO. 802-864-7740. Fender Eric Clapton Strat Mint 2001 Stratocaster, Olympic white, noiseless pickups, “v” neck, orig. tweed case. $1300. 802-864-7740. Gemeinhardt Flute Excellent condition w/new pads. This is an M2 flute offered at a bargain price of $500. 802-238-8675. Keytar, so rad Vintage Yamaha SHS-10 red keytar for sale. $125/ OBO. If you are interested, email jerseyjessey@gmail.com. It is totally rad!
Dodge Stratus 1998 87300 mi., remote car starter, just inspected. $2500. Tel. 802-865-5074.
Ford e350 4x4 Ambulance 1992 Ford. Diesel. Only 77K. Clean, strong, tons of storage. $5000/OBO. Call 802-793-2899.
Need Alt-Country Lead Need lead player [guitar, keys, pedal steel] to join frontwoman-rhythm guitar, bass, drums for hybrid alt-vintage-country band. Covers/originals. 802-229-4427. myspace.com/rachaelricemusic. NEW YORKER LOOKS TO GRIND
Harley Davidson Sportster 2003 (anniversary edition), model XLH1200, better-than-excellent condition, 9700K, stored in climate-controlled garage. $6100. 802-234-7260.
Dodge Ram 1500 V6, automatic, 8 ft. bed, 113K mi., standard cab 4x2, good cond. just tuned up! Asking $3500. Please contact Sal @ 802-318-5677.
Fiberglass Cap $500 Came off a 1991 Ranger, 6-foot bed, great condition, must sell. $500/OBO. Call 802-373-3033.
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Car for Sale 1994 Volvo 940 wagon, 176K. $1500. Adrian, 802-479-3624.
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Piano Wurlitzer Melville Clark, excellent condition. $600. Patty, 802-388-1561.
Bands/ Musicians Heavy Pop Project For Pros I am looking for the absolute best musicians in the area for a project w/ wings. Bowie, Butthole Surfers, Devo, Metallica, The Beatles, Mozart. 802-846- 7634. Looking for a Tenor A Cappella jazz quintet now auditioning tenors. If you love to sing, we’d love to hear from you! Good sight-singing skills a plus. Contact Bob at bdrawba@aol.com.
Instruction Andy’s Mountain Music Affordable, accessible instruction in guitar, mandolin, banjo, “Bluegrass 101” workshops (next class 10/6) and more. References, convenient scheduling! Andy Greene, 802-658-2462 or guitboy75@hotmail.com. www.andysmountainmusic.com. Bass Guitar Lessons All levels/ styles welcome! Learn technique, theory, songs, reading, ear training and more. Years of teaching/ playing experience. Convenient Pine St. studio. 802-598-8861 or aram@arambedrosian.com, www. arambedrosian.com. Clawhammer Banjo Lessons Want to learn to clawhammer, rap, fram or frail a banjo? Well, give me a call: Hunter Robertson 6558929. www.hunterrobertson.com. Grand Opening Specials www. GreenMountainSchoolofPiano. com Saturday September 22nd, the Green Mountain School of Piano will open its doors between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM to all interested students and their families. SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFERS ONE DAY ONLY!!! 802-456-7035 Guitar Instruction Berklee grad. w/ 25 years teaching experience offers lessons in guitar, music theory and ear training. Individualized, step-by-step approach. All ages/styles/levels. Rick Belford 802-864-7195, www. rickbelford.com. Guitar instruction All styles/ levels. Emphasis on developing strong technique, thorough musicianship, personal style. Paul Asbell (Unknown Blues Band, Kilimanjaro, UVM and Middlebury College Faculty) 862-7696, www. paulasbell.com. Music Lessons!!! Piano, guitar, voice, theory, composition, songwriting. All ages, levels, styles. 20 years experience. Friendly, individualized lessons in S. Burlington. 802-864-7740, ero@moomail.net. Piano/Brass/Improvisation Improvisation instruction for all instruments (specializing in piano and brass). Learn theory, composition, improv techniques relevant to the music you’re into. Andrew Moroz (Trey Anastasio Band, Grippo Funk Band, UVM/Johnson State faculty). 802-999-4186.
Studio/ Rehearsal New Project Studio! New studio in the Mad River Valley is open to new clients! Quality gear, quality engineer- producer, cheap rates. All styles! Info, 802-839-9010.
Regal Resonator Guitar Late ‘90s SAGA Regal RD-45 resonator/dobro style, all mahogany, round neck, spun aluminum cone, mint condition. Perfect slide rig or play standard tuning/position. $285. 802-864-7740. Steinway model O grand Originally built 1919, now fully rebuilt-new soundboard, pinblock, Arledge bass strings, action parts w/Stanwood Touchweight Design, ebony case refinished. Serious inquiries only. 802-563-2356.
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Auditions/ Casting Love, Sex & the IRS AuditionsLittle City Players’ production of ?Love, Sex and the IRS? on Sept. 25-26th at 7 p.m. @ the Vergennes Opera House. Info: www. littlecityplayers.org; auditions@ littlecityplayers.org
Call to Artists Any Art Needed - Art4Life Art needed ASAP for silent auction benefiting Relay for Life Nordicstyle. Auction: Oct. 5, Helen Day Art Center, Stowe. Info, Ali at 802-760-0423. Indie VT Crafters The Queen City Craft Bazaar is now accepting applications for the holiday show. Application deadline is Oct. 6. 802-651-0659 or visit www.queencitycraftbazaar.wordpress.com.
For Sale Fabric Painting and Dyeing For the theatre. Book by Deborah M. Dryden. New, mint condition, paperback. (Photographs at this posting in Art section of 7-Days website.) $25. 802-899-2305, wom_2005@hotmail.com. Surface Design for Fabric Book by Richard Proctor and Jennifer Lew. (Revised.) New, mint condition, paperback. (Photographs at this posting in Art section of 7-Days website.) $25. 802899-2305, wom_2005@hotmail. com.
The District 4 Environmental Commission will review this application under Act 250 Rule 51 - Minor Applications. Copies of the application and proposed permit are available for review at the Essex Municipal Office, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission located at 30 Kimball Avenue, South Burlington, and the office listed below. The application and proposed permit may also be viewed on the Natural Resources Board’s web site (www.nrb.state. vt.us/lup) by clicking on “District Commission Cases,” selecting “Entire Database,” and entering the case number above. No hearing will be held unless, on or before October 2, 2007, a party notifies the District Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing or the commission sets the matter for hearing on its own motion. Any hearing request shall be in writing to the address below, shall state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other interested person must include a petition for party status. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information. Prior to convening a hearing, the District Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law will not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing.
A vehicle towed at (b) the request of any police officer or parking enforcement officer shall be charged according to the schedule adopted in the contract between the City of Burlington and tow company and approved by city council resolution. This schedule of charges does not apply to the towing of vehicles on private property under section 20-77 which may be assessed or charged not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00).
Parties entitled to participate are the Municipality, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Regional Planning Commission, adjoining property owners, other interested persons granted party status pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c). Non-party participants may also be allowed under 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(5).
(c) The owner of the towing service, or his/her designee, shall notify by registered mail the registered owner of the vehicle or the holder of a security interest therein, if his/her identity can be readily ascertained, within seven (7) days of the impoundment of the vehicle. If the owner of the towing service is unable to ascertain the identity of the registered owner or the holder of a security interest therein, he/she shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the State of Vermont for three (3) consecutive days the record of impoundment. Storing fees after seven (7) days shall not be allowed unless the towing service has provided notice, either by certified letter or publication, to the registered owner or holder of a security interest. As long as notice has been provided, the towing service may collect reimbursement of the actual cost of providing notice, including up to a fifteen-dollar administrative fee, from the registered owner or holder of a security interest.
Dated in Essex Junction, Vermont, this 13th day of September 2007.
Sec. 20-79. Towing and storage of vehicles for nonpayment.
Should a hearing be held on this project and you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify us by October 2, 2007.
By /s/ Peter E. Keibel Natural Resources Board District #4 Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 T/ 802-879-5658 E/peter.keibel@state.vt.us CITY OF BURLINGTON TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001-6092 On September 10, 2007, The Offset House, filed application #4C0329-1B for a project generally described as: the construction of a 60,000 sf. addition to the existing 65,930 sf. building with access drive, parking and loading area improvements. The project is located on Sand Hill Road in the Town of Essex, Vermont.
requests a tow truck for purposes of moving or removing the vehicle, a tow truck is on site and the tow truck driver takes actions necessary for moving or removal of the vehicle, including, but not limited to, backing up to the vehicle, dropping the bed of the truck or hooking the vehicle to the tow truck. Charges made pursuant to section 20-77 shall be incurred when the tow truck driver takes actions necessary to remove the vehicle, including, but not limited to, backing up to the vehicle, dropping the bed of the truck or hooking the vehicle to the tow truck. The tow truck driver or tow company shall provide a written receipt to the owner or operator of any vehicle moved or removed under this Division showing all charges incurred, including but not limited to, tow charges, parking or storage charges and any administrative fee.
The following items are hereby enacted by the Public Works Commission as amendments to Chapter 20, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, of the City of Burlington Code of Ordinances: Sec. 20-74. Charges. (a) [Towing] [c]charges made or incurred under this division shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50.00). Parking or storing charges made or incurred under this division shall not exceed seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) for the first day and fifteen dollars ($15.00) per day for each day thereafter. With the exception of towing done pursuant to section 20-77, a charge for towing shall be assessed when the following actions to enforce the provisions of this Division related to the moving or removal of vehicles have occurred: the officer
(a) Any motor vehicle parked at any time upon any public highway of the city or at the Burlington International Airport, including such ways, streets, alleys, lanes or other places as may be open to the public, the owner of which has accumulated unpaid parking violations totaling fifty dollars ($50.00) or more, may be removed and stored pursuant to this division. In order to reclaim the impounded vehicle, the owner shall pay all charges for all outstanding violations, outstanding removal charges previously assessed and the charges imposed by this division for such removal and storage or until the requirements of section 20-73(b)(1) have been met. Fines shall not be avoided by the transference of title or registration, or the purchasing of a different vehicle. (b) Notice to owner. Notice to the owner of an impounded vehicle shall be provided as set forth in section 20-74[(b)] (c). Sec. 20-160. Impoundment costs. The cost of impounding and storing any vehicle under this article shall be assessed against and be the responsibility of the person in charge or control of the property from which the vehicle was taken at the time of its impounding. The cost of impounding and storing any vehicle from the street under this article shall be assessed against the owner of the vehicle pursuant to Section 20-74. Adopted this 14th day of August, 2007 by the Public Works Commission. Attest Norm Baldwin, P.E. Assistant Director – Technical Services Adopted 08/14/07; Published 09/19/07; Effective 10/10/07 Material in [brackets] delete. Material underlined add. NOTICE All Green voters of the town/city of Burlington, County of Chittenden are hereby notified, in accordance with Title 17 V.S.A., Chapter 2303, to meet in caucus on Saturday September 29th, 2007 at 1pm in the Pickering Room at the Fletcher Free library. The Agenda for this Caucus is as follows: 1. Election of Town Committee 2. Election of Officers by the Town Committee 3. Passage of Bylaws 4. New Business
PO Box 1255 Burlington, VT 05401 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. DOCKET NO. JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Plaintiff
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Robert Johnson, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for CTX Mortgage Company, LLC, And Occupants residing at 80 Austin Drive, #187, Burlington, Vermont, Defendants
SUMMONS & ORDER FOR PUBLICATION TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: Robert Johnson You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon Corey J. Fortin, Esq., plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 30 Kimball Avenue, Suite 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, an Answer to plaintiff’s Complaint in the above entitled action within forty-one (41) days after the date of the first publication of this Summons, which is 9/12/07. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Your Answer must also be filed with the Court. Unless otherwise provided in Rule 13(a). Your Answer must state as a Counterclaim any related claim which you may have against the plaintiff, or you will thereafter be barred from making such claim in any other action. YOUR ANSWER MUST STATE SUCH A COUNTERCLAIM WHETHER OR NOT THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT IS FOR DAMAGE COVERED BY A LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY UNDER WHICH THE INSURER HAS THE RIGHT OR OBLIGATION TO CONDUCT THE DEFENSE. If you believe that the plaintiff is not entitled to all or part of the claim set forth in the Complaint, or if you believe that you have a Counterclaim against the plaintiff, you may wish to consult an attorney. If you feel that you cannot afford to pay an attorney’s fee, you may ask the clerk of the Court for information about places where you may seek legal assistance.
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Plaintiff’s action is a Complaint in Foreclosure which alleges that you have breached the terms of a Promissory Note and Mortgage Deed dated November 7, 2005. Plaintiff’s action may effect your interest in the property described in the Land Records of the City of Burlington at Volume 941, Page 220. The Complaint also seeks relief on the Promissory Note executed by you. A copy of the Complaint is on file and may be obtained at the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court for the County of Chittenden, State of Vermont. It appearing from Affidavit duly filed in the above entitled action that service cannot be made with due diligence by any of the methods prescribed in V.R.C.P. 4(d) through (f) inclusive, it is hereby ORDERED that service of the above process shall be made upon defendant, Robert Johnson, by publication pursuant to V.R.C.P. 4(g). This Order shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks on 9/12/07, 9/19/07 and 9/26/07 in the Seven Days Newspaper. A copy of this Order shall be mailed to defendants at their address if their address is known. Dated at Burlington, Vermont this 27th day of August, 2007. Hon. Matthew I. Katz Presiding Judge Chittenden Superior Court STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. US Bank National Association, As Trustee JPMORGAN INVESTMENT BANK (JPMMAC) SECURITIZATION, Plaintiff
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Boudee Luangrath, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Fieldstone Mortgage Company, And Occupants residing at 36 St. Louis Street, Burlington, Vermont, Defendants SUMMONS & ORDER FOR PUBLICATION TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: Boudee Luangrath
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Show and tell. View and post up to 6 photos per ad online. You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon Corey J. Fortin, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 30 Kimball Avenue, Suite 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, an Answer to plaintiff’s Complaint in the above entitled action within forty-one (41) days after the date of the first publication of this Summons, which is 9/12/07. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Your Answer must also be filed with the Court. Unless otherwise provided in Rule 13(a). Your Answer must state as a Counterclaim any related claim which you may have against the plaintiff, or you will thereafter be barred from making such claim in any other action. YOUR ANSWER MUST STATE SUCH A COUNTERCLAIM WHETHER OR NOT THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT IS FOR DAMAGE COVERED BY A LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY UNDER WHICH THE INSURER HAS THE RIGHT OR OBLIGATION TO CONDUCT THE DEFENSE. If you believe that the plaintiff is not entitled to all or part of the claim set forth in the Complaint, or if you believe that you have a Counterclaim against the plaintiff, you may wish to consult an attorney. If you feel that you cannot afford to pay an attorney’s fee, you may ask the clerk of the Court for information about places where you may seek legal assistance. Plaintiff’s action is a Complaint in Foreclosure which alleges that you have breached the terms of a Promissory Note and Mortgage Deed dated March 22, 2005. Plaintiff’s action may effect your interest in the property described in the Land Records of the City of Burlington at Volume 909, Page 434. The Complaint also seeks relief on the Promissory Note executed by you. A copy of the Complaint is on file and may be obtained at the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court for the County of Chittenden, State of Vermont. It appearing from Affidavit duly filed in the above entitled action that service cannot be made with due diligence by any of the methods prescribed in V.R.C.P. 4(d) through (f) inclusive, it is hereby ORDERED that service of the above process shall be made upon defendant, Boudee Luangrath, by publication pursuant to V.R.C.P. 4(g). This Order shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks on 9/12/07, 9/19/07 and 9/26/07 in the Seven Days Newspaper. A copy of this Order shall be mailed to defendants at their address if their address is known. Dated at Burlington, Vermont this 27th day of August, 2007. Hon. Matthew I. Katz Presiding Judge Chittenden Superior Court STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. IN RE: R.C. Vermont Family Court Chittenden County Docket No. 335-8-07 CnJv NOTICE OF HEARING TO: Christina Cota, Mother of R.C. You are hereby notified that a merits hearing to consider your fitness to act as parent to R.C. will be held on October 16, 2007 at 8:30 a.m. at the Family Court of Vermont, Chittenden County, 32 Cherry Street, Burlington, Vermont. You are notified to appear in connection with this case. Hon. James R. Crucitti Family Court Judge State of Vermont Department of Public Service
Public Meeting Notice Vermont State Nuclear Advisory Panel
Welcome and introduction of Panel – Chairman O’Brien Approval of minutes from August 10, 2007 meeting West Cooling Tower failure and SCRAM – Entergy Follow-up on questions re decommissioning from last meeting Comments from the public, as time allows Members of the public are encouraged to attend. For additional information, contact the Vermont Department of Public Service at (802) 828-4056. STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. DOCKET NO. S1328-06 CnC GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., Plaintiff v. Colleen Rhoads, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for GreenPoint Mortgage Funding And Occupants residing at 451 Browns Trace Road, Jericho, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. to Colleen Rhoads dated September 16, 2005 and recorded in Volume 248, Page 1 of the Land Records of the Town of Jericho, 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 2:00 P.M. on October 10, 2007, at 451 Browns Trace Road, Jericho, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being the same lands and premises conveyed to Colleen Rhoads by Quit Claim Deed of Robert Rhoads dated June 28, 2005 and recorded July 6, 2005 in Volume 245, Page 592 of the Jericho Town Land Records. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Jericho. Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000. GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403
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October 4, 2007 from 6 PM to 9 PM Vernon Elementary School 381 Governor Hunt Road, Vernon, VT A meeting of the Vermont State Nuclear Advisory Panel (VSNAP) will be held to receive information from Entergy Nuclear-Vermont Yankee on the recent events at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Station that include the West Cooling Tower failure of August 21, 2007 and the unplanned reactor shutdown (SCRAM) of August 30, 2007. The meeting Agenda is as follows:
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DON’T SEE A SUPPORT group here that meets your needs? Call Vermont 2-1-1, a program of United Way of Vermont. Within Vermont, dial 2-1-1 or 866-652-4636 (tollfree) or from outside of Vermont, 802-652-4636. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. PERSONAL IMPROVEMENT GROUP that focuses on building motivation, becoming more successful, and living with more passion. This group will also address issues such as the feelings of being stuck, unbalanced, stressed out, and lazy and then will discuss and work on learning and using new ideas and tools to create more supportive and positive habits. Call for more information 802-279-0231. COMING OUT FROM WITHIN A creative-based drama group for those experiencing a need for connecting with Self and others. In our world and society, we spend much of our time in a quest for success. In our fast-paced world we often lose sight of what is most important, ourselves and our relationships. Through different interactive and creative drama techniques including Playback Theatre, we will explore connection in a safe supportive and creative environment. About Playback Theatre. Moments of our lives can be touchstones, full of power and significance. Playback Theatre transforms personal stories told by audience members into theatre pieces on the spot, using movement, ritual, music and spoken improvisation. Sometimes a story becomes myth, sometimes a realistic enactment: some stories are tragic; others are funny or illuminating. Workshop participants will share in the often profound experience of hearing each other’s stories and bringing them to life. The Playback process develops intuition, insight, creativity and effective communication. It also creates community and connection among people by honoring the dignity, drama and universality in their stories. This workshop is for anyone interested in creating art from the specific and universal in our experience. Monday evenings, 7-9 pm, September 24 and October 1 and 15. $150.00. Limit 8 people. Please call: 860-6203 for information. 130 Church Street, Burlington. For more Info: www. vermontplaybacktheatre.org Led by Jen Kristel, M.A. Jen is a Certified Expressive Arts Therapist and Playback Theatre practitioner/teacher. Jen has led Playback groups and teaches the form internationally. She is the Artistic Director of Vermont Playback Theatre and in private practice in Burlington. SHYNESS AND SOCIAL ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP Practice new social skills and improve confidence in a supportive and professional setting. Contact Contact Otter Creek Assoc. 865-3450 ext 341 or email shy.group@yahoo.com. DISCUSS “WHAT THE BLEEP… ”and “Down the Rabbit Hole” – the layman’s way toward understanding latest quantum physics discoveries linking science and spirituality. We’ll watch segments, talk about them, share experiences. Meeting place, Burlington area TBA. Call 802-861-6000
SHOPLIFTERS SUPPORT GROUP Self-help support group now forming in the Capital area for persons who would like to meet regularly for mutual support. This new group would meet biweekly at a time and place to be decided to discuss our issues, struggles, and ways of staying out of trouble. We’ll likely use some of Terry Shulman’s work as a focus for some of our discussions. Please call Tina at 802-763-8800 or email at Tmarie267201968@cs.com PARENTING GROUP Parenting support and skill-building for people parenting kids of any age. New members welcome as space allows. Please call for more information. RiverValley Associates (802) 651-7520. STARTING A WOMEN’S GROUP: Ages 45+, to meet weekly for lunch and other activities such as walking, book discussions, museum visits, matinees, and etc. Email Katherine at MKR27609@ aol.com. HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP A monthly support group open to anyone with, at risk, or caring for someone with Huntington’s disease, and their family and friends. The group meets the second Thursday of each month from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington. The support group is facilitated by a social worker and is sponsored by the Vermont affiliate of the Huntington’s Disease Society of America. For additional information please call Warren Hathaway at 1-888-872-8102, ext 19. SUPPORT GROUP FOR MEN IN CRISIS: Divorce, custody, relationship type support for men. Weekly meetings. Mondays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at the Universalist Unitarian, top of Church St., Burlington. THE WOMEN’S RAPE CRISIS CENTER, in Burlington will be starting a support group for female survivors of sexual assault in early-mid April. Please call 864-0555 for information CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP: 1-3 p.m., every third Thursday. Burlington Police Station Community Room. One North Ave., South Entrance, next to Battery Park. VT CFIDS Assoc., Inc. 1-800-296-1445 voicemail, www.monkeyswithswings. com/vtcfidds.html. MAN-TO-MAN CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PROSTATE CANCER: Support group meets 5 p.m., 2nd Tuesday of each month in the board room of Fanny Allen Hospital, Colchester. 1-800-ACS-2345. CENTRAL VT SUPPORT GROUP FOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS COPING WITH BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS: Will meet at the Easter Seals office in Berlin the first Wednesday of each month, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM. New members welcome. Facilitated by Patti Smith, MA & Kristi Petrochko, BA. Info, call Kristi at 802-223-4744. FAT FLUSHERS UNITE!: Do you need support starting or staying motivated on the Fat Flush Plan by Ann Louise Guittleman? FF support group starting in S. Burlington. Call Rhonda 864-0538x226 for details. SQUEAKY WHEELS, RUSTY HINGES: Focus groups meets at the Branon’s Pool in St. Albans for socialization, maintaining, wellbeing, improving performance of daily activities by managing aches through sharing experiences and workout in the warm water. Meeting is free, one hour pool pass, swimsuit, required. 802-527-7957. MEN’S GROUP FORMING: To read and discuss Warrin Farrills groundbreaking best selling book “The Myth of Male Power”. 802343-0910.
SEPARATED BY ADOPTION?: Concerned United Birthparents, Inc. (CUB) announces local peer support group meeting in Burlington. CUB meetings offer a safe, confidential, and nurturing environment to explore personal experiences related to adoption, relinquishment, search and reunion (or rejection). For those of us who have felt isolated, it is a tremendous relief to communicate with others who understand our experience. 3rd Tuesday of the month 6-7 PM. Unitarian Universalist Church on Pearl St., top of Church St., Burlington. Free. Contact Judy, region1dir@ cubirthparents.org, 800-822-2777 ext. 1, www.CUBirthparents.org. MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE/DYSAUTONOMIA: Group forming for information sharing purposes. Please call 863-3153. MEN’S GROUP FORMING: Based on the work of David Deida, Core Energetics, and other awareness practices. The intention of the group is to serve members into being the most extraordinary men that they can be. It is for men who are who are dying to penetrate every bit of the world with their courage, their presence, their unbridled passion and relentless love, and their deepest burning, bubbling, brilliant desire. The group will function as a means for men to support each other and serve the greater good. We will be working with spiritual practices, the mind and body, and taking on our lives with the utmost integrity, impeccability and openness. The group is not a new age group, nor is it a group dedicated to therapy. Info, email zach@handelgroup.com or call 917-887-1276. SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE (SOS): Have you experienced the impact of a loved one’s suicide? Please consider joining us. The Burlington support group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, 6–7:30 p.m. at the The Holiday Inn, Oak Room, 1068 Williston Road, South Burlington, VT. This is not a therapy group; this is a support group. There is no fee. Please contact Cory Goud, M.A., Psychologist-Master, 802-2234111 or Linda Livendale 802-4799450. GIRL’S NIGHT OUT: Fun support group for single women, discussions, weekly activities (cooking, dancing, rock climbing...), childcare solutions. A great alternative to dating! Email horizons4u@ hotmail.com. DEBTORS ANON: 12-step recovery group. Do you have a problem with money and debt? We can help. Mondays, 7-8 p.m. First Methodist Church. Contact Brenda, 338-1170 or Cameron, 363-3747. OVEREATERS ANON: 12-step recovery group. Is what you’re eating, eating you? Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m. First Congregational Church, Rt. 15, Essex Jct. Contact 8632655 for more info. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: A group of recovering addicts who live without the use of drugs. It costs nothing to be a member. The only requirement is a desire to stop using. For meeting info, call 802862-4516 or visit www.cvana.org. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter Meeting. Bethany Church, 115 Main Street, Montpelier. Wednesdays, 5:15-6:15 p.m. For info call Linda at 476-8345 or Denise at 223-257. BEREAVED PARENT SUPPORT GROUP: Every first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in Enosburg Falls, 10 Market Place, Main St. Parents, grandparents and adult siblings are welcomed. The hope is to begin a Compassionate Friends Chapter in the area. Info, please call Priscilla at 933-7749.
CONCERNED UNITED BIRTHPARENTS: A group offering support if you have lost a child to adoption or are in reunion or have yet to begin your search. 802-849-2244. EATING DISORDERS PARENTAL SUPPORT GROUP for parents of children with or at risk of anorexia or bulimia. Meetings 7-9 p.m., third Wednesday of each month at the Covenant Community Church, Rt. 15, Essex Center. We focus on being a resource and providing reference points for old and new ED parents. More information, call Peter at 802-899-2554. HEPATITIS C SUPPORT GROUP: Second Wednesday of the month from 6-7:30. Community Health Center, second floor, 617 Riverside Ave., Burlington 802-355-8936. SAVINGS SUPPORT GROUP for all low to moderate-income Vermonters who wish to have support around saving, budgeting, managing or investing money. Call Diane at 802-860-1417 x104 for information. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, Big book text, Mondays, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Overeaters Anonymous, Tuesdays, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Suvivors of Incest Anonymous, Wednesdays, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Al-Anon Family Group, Thursdays, 12:30-1:30 p.m. “I Love Me”, an educational support group on self care for suvivors of domestic and/or sexual violence. Mondays, 5:30-7 p.m. Call AWARE, 802-472-6463, 88 High Street, Hardwick. AUTISM SUPPORT DAILY: Free support group for parents of children with autism. 600 Blair Park Road, Suite 240, Williston. 1st Monday of each month, 7-9 p.m. Call Lynn, 802-660-7240, or visit us at http://www.AutismSupportDaily.com for more info. ARE YOU A CLOSET SINGER? Do you have a good voice (haven’t made the dogs howl) but are afraid of fainting in public while performing? Join a group to support, sing and perform in an intimate setting. 802-893-1819. BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT: Montpelier daytime support group meets first and third Thursday of the month at the Unitarian Church “ramp entrance” from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Call helpline at 1-877-856-1772. BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT: Montpelier evening support group meets the first Tuesday of each month at Vermont Protection and Advocacy, 141 Main St. suite 7 in conference room u2 from 6-8 p.m. Call our helpline at 1-877-856-1772. OCD SUPPORT GROUP/THERAPY GROUP: Come share your experience, get support from those who have been there, learn about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and how to reduce its symptoms. Therapist facilitated. Weekly meetings, 802-343-8114. AUTISM: Free support group for parents and caregivers of children with ASD. Montpelier, 2nd Sunday of the month, 3-5 p.m. at the Family Center. Call Jessica, 2497961 for child care inquires. More info, www.aaware.org. ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE and Dementia support group. Held the last Tuesday of every month at Birchwood Terrace, Burlington. Info, contact Stefanie Catella, 863-6384. FAMILY AND FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP: If someone in your family or one of your friends is in an abusive relationship, this new support group is designed especially for you. Info, call Women Helping Battered Women 658-1996.
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Late morning, early afternoon flexible hours for community/home-based support working with a 21-year-old woman as she accesses her Williston community. Best match would be a kind and nurturing person able to set limits and boundaries, while encouraging the development of life skills and recreational opportunities. Experience working with individuals with challenging behaviors preferred. mental health â&#x20AC;&#x201C; substanCe abuse CliniCians
Enthusiastic people needed for outpatient mental health and substance abuse programs in Chittenden and Franklin/Grand Isle Counties. Work as part of a team providing assessment, and evidence-based individual and group therapy to clients with problems related to chemical dependency and co-occurring disorders. Experience with substance abuse and mental health counseling, and a Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in counseling or in a related field are required. LADC and mental health or social work licenses are preferred, otherwise must be obtained within a year of hire. Several positions open in both our Burlington and St. Albans locations. lab teChniCian/Case manageR
The Chittenden Clinic methadone program is seeking a female lab technician/case manager. Primary responsibilities include observing and collecting samples for drug testing, analyzing and reporting data, ordering supplies and other administrative duties as needed (approximately 80%). Case management responsibilities include acting as a referral source and helping individuals navigate public systems including health care, housing and corrections (approximately 20%). Candidate must be a reliable team player. Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree required. Hours are Monday through Friday, 6:30 AM-2:30 PM safe ReCoveRy Case manageR (full-time)
Provide ongoing case management services for people who use heroin/opiates or inject other drugs including people who are currently using and people who are in early recovery. Help people meet basic survival needs; learn about treatment options; avoid HIV and Hepatitis C transmission and drug overdose; and navigate systems (legal, mental health, public benefits, drug treatment). Nonjudgmental and pro-client attitude required. Starting pay is $13.08/hour plus benefits. CADC/LADC and advanced degrees welcome. safe ReCoveRy assoCiate (full-time)
Provide prevention services for people who use heroin/opiates or inject other drugs including people who are currently using and people who are in early recovery. Help people learn about treatment options, and avoid HIV and Hepatitis C transmission and drug overdose. Provide HIV and Hepatitis C counseling and testing. Position is part of a harm reduction program that includes syringe exchange services. Non-judgmental and pro-client attitude required. Starting pay is $13.08/hour plus benefits. CADC/LADC and advanced degrees welcome. Please send resume and cover letter by October 1, 2007.
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Seeking an energetic individual who enjoys juggling multiple tasks and wants to make a difference. Duties will include providing reception coverage for a service area with over 300 employees and serving over 4000 clients annually. Responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to, assisting Administration team in daily operations, word processing and data tracking. Successful candidate will have excellent organizational, communication and priority management skills. Previous exposure to MS Word and Excel is preferred. High school diploma and two years experience required. Full-time with benefits eArLY CHiLdHOOd mentAL HeALtH CLiniCiAn
Early Childhood Program is seeking a creative and positive person for a full-time position providing family support, case management, and consultation to families with young children, and their childcare providers. Knowledge of mental health, child development and childcare programs, and experience with family outreach necessary. This position offers an opportunity to join a growing and dynamic team which focuses on the needs of families with children ages birth to six in Chittenden County. Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or education required. Valid Vermont driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license and working vehicle required.
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Do you have strong leadership skills and a dedication to Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children and their families? We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to become a member of our dynamic Children & Family Services team. Provide leadership, supervision, expertise, and risk assessment to a staff of Program Mangers in all areas of service delivery for children with developmental disabilities and their families. Best match has a Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in an area that meet the standard to be a Qualified Developmental Disability Professional plus five years of experience in human services. Full time with comprehensive benefits package. Make a difference every day!
DISHWASHER, FT SCHEDULE VARIES, MOSTLY EVENINGS BELL STAFF, SCHEDULE VARIES BANQUET SERVERS, PT / ON-CALL BANQUET BARTENDER, ONCALL RESTAURANT SERVERS, FT & PT EOE Email resume and indicate which position you are applying for in the subject line: Rob.Chambers@hilton.com or apply in person at:
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Send reSume and cover letter to: Human resources/Jobs Howardcenter, 160 Flynn avenue, Burlington, vt 05401 or email to HrHelpdesk@howardcenter.org To learn more about HowardCenter, to view a full listing of open positions, to learn more about benefits, and to apply online, visit www.howardcenter.org. HowardCenter is an equal opportunity employer. Minorities, people of color and persons with disabilities encouraged to apply. EOE/TTY. We offer competitive pay and a comprehensive benefit package to qualified employees.
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SPECIAL EDUCATOR Special Educator needed for Project Soar, an approved independent school located in St. Albans, Vermont. Duties include directing and coordinating Special Education services, writing and oversight of Individual Education Plans (IEP) and Evaluations of emotionally, behaviorally and academically challenged students at Project Soar. Daily job responsibilities may range from direct service, co-teaching, small group instruction, and/or consulting with classroom teachers. ENGLISH TEACHER English Teacher needed for Project Soar High School, an approved independent high school located in St. Albans, Vermont. Duties include planning curriculum and preparing lesson plans to meet the individual needs of our students. This content teacher will also manage a homeroom and collaborate with parents, special educators, administrators and others to develop appropriate IEPs for students as needed.
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SALES POSITION About the candidate VIP has a sales support position opening that is an exciting career opportunity for a high-energy individual. This person must be highly motivated and enthusiastic. Previous sales experience is a prerequisite and experience in the beverage industry is preferred. Presentation skills are a must. Travel is required for the position.
SALES SuPPOrT POSITION About the candidate VIP has a sales support position opening that is an exciting career opportunity for a high-energy individual. This person must be highly motivated and enthusiastic. The primary role will be assisting the sales group with proposal generation and database management. The candidate will be highly involved in maintaining vendor relationships also. Excellent computer skills are a must. About Vip Vermont Information Processing is a full-service provider of technology solutions for beverage wholesalers. Since 1972, we have provided a complete software package that handles all business functions for a beverage distributor including inventory management, order processing, sales reporting and financial management. We offer a full benefits package including health plan, 401K, ESOP, profit sharing, and on-site childcare. VIP is located in Colchester, just outside of Burlington, Vermont.
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Topnotch Resort and Spa, Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only Preferred Hotel and Resort, has an immediate openings for:
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Top national spa looking for a self motivated sales expert to take a leadership role in product and apparel sales. Highly competitive compensation package includes hourly rate plus incentive. Benefits also available, including discounts on treatments and merchandise, complimentary pool and fitness center membership, 401k, health, dental and vision.
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Communications and Marketing Coordinator The Champlain Housing Trust, which serves the affordable housing needs of Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, seeks a full-time Communications and Marketing Coordinator. This position’s goal is to elevate the visibility of and need for our programs to prospective customers, residents and the general public. This individual will be responsible for: ¤ Developing and implementing a comprehensive annual marketing plan for the organization, including specific plans for individual departments. ¤ Promoting www.getahome.org and www.champlainhousingtrust.org websites and managing their content. ¤ Establishing electronic outreach tools, including publishing a monthly email newsletter to showcase the available homes for rent or purchase. ¤ Creating and disseminating promotional materials including brochures, organizational and/or departmental newsletters, and annual report. ¤ Assisting with advocacy efforts, media relations and donor cultivation. Bachelor’s degree with two-plus years of work in marketing, public relations or related field required. Excellent computer skills needed. Must be able to juggle multiple projects and work under pressure meeting deadlines, and be able to effectively work independently. Must also be committed to CHT’s membershipbased model of community-controlled and permanently affordable housing. Competitive salary commensurate with experience. Benefits include health insurance, vacation, holiday, sick leave. Cover letter and resume by September 24 to Human Resources, Champlain Housing Trust, PO Box 523, Burlington, VT 05402 or email HR@champlainhousingtrust.org. No phone calls, please. Equal Opportunity Employer - committed to a diverse workplace.
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Community Support Worker/Case Manager: Provide outreach support services to adults coping with the impact of mental illness on their lives. We are seeking someone who has excellent communication skills; who has an ability to work with clients with patience, insight, and compassion; and who can work well with a team. Applicants with sufficient prior experience and relevant skills may be eligible to be hired as a Community Case Manager. Seeking candidate with Bachelor’s Degree or relevant experience in the mental health field. Must have own transportation. Excellent benefits. Individual Residential and Community Support Worker: CRT residential and community support staff needed to help provide 24/7 supports to an individual in Addison County. Seeking applicants with good communication skills and an interest in learning about how to provide supports for people coping with mental illness. Associate’s Degree and experience working with the mentally ill. Contracted position with flexible hours.
For a complete list of “Job Opportunities” at CSAC visit www.csac-vt.org. To apply you may choose to contact us by: • Email: hr@csac-vt.org • Mail: Send a resume and cover letter to CSAC Human Resources, 89 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753 • Phone: Please contact Human Resources at (802) 388-6751 Ext. 425. • In Person: Stop by any of our locations for an application, call for directions. Equal Opportunity Employer
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY HEAD START ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (Burlington)
Exciting Nursing Opportunities Nurse Manager - Dermatology This is a full-time, day position. The Nurse Manager will oversee the nursing care, education, and support of patients seen in our growing Dermatology Department.
Research Nurse(RN) - Norris Cotton Cancer Center This is a full-time, day position. The RN will coordinate and conduct clinical research based on study protocols including direct contact with study patients, recruitment and follow-up. Research or Oncology experience is preferred.
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Responsibilities include providing clerical and administrative support for Director and management staff; word processing; data entry and generating reports; document production and mass mailings; processing, filing and tracking fiscal and program documentation; communication with staff, parents, vendors, and various agencies; and office management and organization. Qualifications: Associate’s degree in business, management, computer applications, clerical or related field, as well as 3 to 5 years of relevant work experience. Also required are intermediate to advanced skills in MS Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint; speed, proficiency and accuracy with word processing and data entry; and customer service skills. Experience with MS Publisher or other desktop publishing software and web-based applications is a plus. 20 hrs/week, full year. $13.00/hour. Excellent health benefits package. Successful applicants must have excellent verbal and written communication skills; skills in documentation and record-keeping; advanced skills in learning and using computer programs; exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail. Must be energetic, positive, mature, professional, diplomatic, motivated, and have a can-do, extra-mile attitude. A commitment to social justice and to working with families with limited financial resources is necessary. Clean driving record and access to reliable transportation required. Must demonstrate physical ability to carry out required tasks. People of color, and from diverse cultural groups, especially encouraged to apply. EOE.
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GaLLaGhEr, FLynn & COmPany, LLP
3EASONAL 4AX /PPORTUNITIES Gallagher, Flynn & Company, LLP, is in need of several seasonal tax preparers for both of our Burlington, VT, and Hanover, NH, offices. The ideal candidates will have previous 1040 tax preparation experience, but we are also willing to train preparers. Strong computer skills are a must. This is a temporary seasonal position with no benefits. This is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to work 30 – 60 hours per week from late January to mid April.
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Medical Practice Supervisor Fletcher Allen seeks a dynamic supervisor to lead a team focused on high quality, cost effective patient care. We are looking for leaders who are interested in learning the business of medicine. Bachelor’s Degree and 3-5 years supervisory experience required.
Candidates must be: Technologically competent, able to work independently as well as within a team, able to communicate with executive and administrative staff, reliable, punctual and detail oriented. We are also looking for seasonal remote Reviewers with experience (location not an issue). Candidates must have significant experience reviewing 1040s, dependable computer accessibility and must be available for initial on-site training. Interested candidates should fax, email, or mail their resume in confidence (no phone calls, please) to:
Jennifer Jeffrey Gallagher, Flynn & Company, LLP PO Box 447 Burlington, VT 05402 Fax (802) 651-7289 Email: jjeffrey@gfc.com
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The Women’s Rape Crisis Center is seeking a full-time staff person to lead the work of the WRCC Hotline and Advocacy Team. This position will be responsible for providing supervision to the six-person team of advocates @and will s oversee e vthe operations e n ofdthe 24-hour a y confidential s v hotline. t .In addic o tion, the team leader will be responsible for the continued development and implementation of WRCC’s direct services policies and procedures. This position will work directly with survivors of sexual violence and some after hours and weekends may be required. Knowledge of sexual violence issues and best practices required. Experience in victim advocacy or direct services as well as supervisory experience also required. Competitive wage with full benefits package.
HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION PROGRAM LIAISON This is a full-time position & offers excellent benefits.
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Kitchen AssistAnt, Line cooK And server opportunities! Whether you’re looking for your first job or a change of pace, we’d like to give you a tour of our state-of-the-art facility. We have Kitchen Assistant opportunities starting at $8.75, mid-level Line Cooks starting at $12 and Servers starting at $10 an hour! Actual hire rates may be higher depending on your specific skills and related experience, and training will be provided. All employees working over 24 hours a week earn paid leave accrual, medical, dental, life and disability insurance along with immediately vested and matched retirement. You can complete an application at our community center, 200 Wake robin drive, shelburne, vt 05482, fax a resume to 264-5146, or call Jason at 264-5105 for further details.
Are you organized, disciplined and attentive to details? Do you find the business of “doing business” fulfilling? If you bring management capabilities and perseverance to your work, enjoy helping achieve organizational goals as part of a team, and are seeking the satisfaction that comes from working for a small organization with strong environmental ethics that match your own, consider applying to the Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District for the position of Administrative Manager. The Administrative Manager plans, organizes, directs, coordinates and manages the human resources functions, data and information systems, contracts, and compliance processes for the small, regional municipal organization. The CVSWMD is a leader in Zero Waste. The Administrative Manager supports the District’s mission to protect public health and the environment to the greatest extent feasible through leadership, education, and services for residents and businesses in reducing and managing their solid waste in keeping with the District’s Zero Waste Plan. For more information on the District and a full job description, log onto the District’s Web site: www.cvswmd.org Electronic submission of resumes is encouraged. Please put Admin Mgr Submission in subject line and send to: comments@cvswmd.org. Request a return receipt if you wish to ensure that your e-mail has been received. Position open until filled.
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Exciting Service Opportunity with National Leader in Affordable Housing Homeowner Services Representative: The Champlain Housing Trust, which serves the affordable housing needs of Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, has a full-time AmeriCorps position available in Burlington. This 11+ month position requires a BA or related work experience, proficient computer and writing skills, clean driving record with access to a vehicle, basic math skills and a strong interest in providing service to the community. Experience in housing, real estate, or banking is a plus. Benefits include $12,825 living allowance, $4,725 educational award, health insurance and trainings. Call Champlain Housing Trust at 862-6244 for an application. Application deadline: September 24th.
Director of Human Resources Vermont’s only Continuing Care Retirement Community seeks a Director of Human Resources committed to Wake Robin’s mission and philosophy. This senior staff position provides management and daily oversight to all aspects of human resource management at Wake Robin. Major areas of responsibility include all employment regulatory compliance, benefits administration, compensation and classification of job positions, employee relations, and worker’s compensation administration. Position also oversees training to all departments, acts as consult on human resources issues to the president/CEO, and establishes an organization development perspective that envisions human resource management in a creative and broad framework. This position offers an outstanding salary and benefits package. Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management or related field, with minimum of five years professional experience as Director of Human Resources, preferably in a long-term health care facility or other health care setting involving supervision of staff or an equivalent combination of education and experience. SPHR certification strongly preferred. To reply, fax resumes with cover letter to: Human Resources at Wake Robin 802-264-5146 or mail to Wake Robin, Attn: HR, 200 Wake Robin Drive, Shelburne, VT 05482. Must be received by October 1. EOE
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CurriCulum, inStruCtion and aSSeSSment Chittenden Central Supervisory Union, serving the Essex Junction, Essex Union #46, and Westford School Districts, is searching for an individual to assist the Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment by coordinating and performing a variety of key administrative and clerical support functions. Duties shall include, but are not limited to, formatting/reformatting documents, Consolidated Federal Grants management, developing and organizing filing systems (including electronic file systems), arranging for meetings, serve as liaison with schools around purchases, processing purchase orders, and assisting with the organization of teacher in-service activities. Qualified candidates must have strong keyboarding, formatting, and organizational abilities; proficient advanced-level skills using Microsoft Excel, Word, Adobe and Publisher required; excellent verbal and written communication skills; understanding of school system operations desirable. Position is part-time (20 hours per week) and pays $13.44/hour. Schedule is flexible. For application requirements and a copy of the job description, please visit our website at www.ccsuvt.org (click on Job Opportunities). Applications only accepted electronically through schoolspring.com. EOE
A growing e-commerce wholesaler located in Champlain, NY, is looking for a manager. The ideal candidate would continue to develop e-commerce solutions that will allow the company to provide more and better services to its many customers across the country. This person will also guide the development of the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basic IT network in-house. Experience in e-commerce systems development and with a range of tools and programming languages necessary for e-commerce system development and support are critical. The company uses Visual Studio VB6.0, ASP, ASPX. NET, VB.NET and C#.NET. Light network administration responsibilities - experience with a Windows platform, Cisco routers and switches, MCSE, Certified Developer, and A+ certifications would be a plus. In addition, experience with basic e-commerce security issues, redundancy, and disaster recovery would be useful. If interested, please send your resume to: HR4sight@verizon.net
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Finance and accounting assistant/Receptionist Chittenden Central Supervisory Union (serving the Essex Junction School District, Essex High School and Center for Technology, and Westford School District) is seeking an individual to assist the Finance & Accounting Dept. with data entry, processing accounts payable, filing, and assisting callers and visitors. Financial experience preferred. Duties shall also include greeting, serving and assisting callers, visitors, and guests of the central office by performing primary reception functions. Position is full-time (8 hours/day), 12-months/year, and pays $12.50/hour. Excellent benefits package available including family medical and dental insurance; $25,000 life insurance policy; tuition reimbursement; a retirement plan with up to 200% match (after two years of service); and paid leaves. For application requirements and a copy of the job description, please visit our website at www.ccsuvt.org (click on Job Opportunities). Applications only accepted electronically through schoolspring.com. EOE
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Washington Village School Washington, Vermont The successful candidate must be student-centered and demonstrate the following abilities and traits: - Strong leadership and management skills - Excellent interpersonal communication and collaborative skills - Commitment to a continuous improvement belief system - Knowledge of the Vermont Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities, and Grade Level Expectations - Committed to formative supervision and evaluation
5 Bartlett Bay Rd. South Burlington, VT 05403 Send resume and cover letter to:
The Washington Village School serves 75 students, grades Pre-K to 8 with 10 professional staff members. The successful candidate must have the Vermont principal endorsement.
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Family Consultant, Pt Vermont Parent Information Center is seeking an individual to provide information and support to families of children with emotional and mental health issues in Chittenden County. Basic knowledge of special ed and rehabilitation laws, community resources, disabilities, and systems serving kids and families required as well as excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills. BA/BS in human services desirable; experience parenting a child with special needs required. Position is 24 hours a week. Apply within.
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SMALL, DYNAMIC RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM SEEKS STAFF House Manager for 8-year-old, parent-owned/ operated community residential program serving young adults with a range of disabilities. We seek a positive individual with staff supervision and team experience plus a background teaching independent living/work skills - combined with flexibility, firmness and humor! Full-time, includes benefits. House/Community staff sought to work House shifts, job coaching, independence skills classes, and social/recreational activities. Part-time. Information: Jean McCandless, House Administrator, (802) 862-8665 evenings. Email resumes/cover letter: jmccandl@together.net
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serving Central Vermont for over 20 years by providing respectful, high-quality care and education for children from infancy through 6th grade, offers the following opportunities for employment:
Infant/toddler/Preschool teachers and on-call substItutes full-tIme/Part-tIme Seeking energetic teachers to nurture children’s creativity and sense of community through developmentally appropriate activities in our Emergent Curriculum program. Must love working with children and be excited about exploring and learning along with them. A commitment to respect for children is essential. Classroom experience and a CDA or Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education or related field is preferred. We offer competitive salaries/benefits and opportunities for professional development. Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Support Vermont Farmers Think you can help Vermont farmers sell our all-natural Vermont ice cream, creamy delicious yogurt and all-Vermont cheddar cheese?The dairy farmers of the Vermont Milk Company need an energetic person, committed to our mission to help sell our all-natural products in Burlington and Chittenden County. You’ve got to love all-natural Vermont ice cream, creamy delicious yogurt and all-Vermont cheddar cheese. If you want to work for Vermont agriculture, enjoy sharing our story and our products with retailers, restaurants and others, and are able to make sales and organize promotions, send us a resume and your sales pitch. Start part-time with the potential to grow with us - Vermont’s milk company.
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Owner/stylist Justin Cruz has been in New York City for the past 10 years. He has also brought his hairstyling talents to LA, Europe and Las Vegas, where he spent 6 months on the creation of the Celine Dion Show assisting celebrity stylist Ken Paves. He recently made the move back to Burlington, VT to open his own salon. His client base included Jessica Simpson and many other high-profile celebrities. Now he is looking to staff his new upscale salon with your talent! Talent, training, timeliness and a client base are just some of the qualifications he is looking for. This is a new venture to bring the big-city style and cutting-edge fashion to our city of Burlington. If you have the imagination and desire to grow with a new salon, this is the job for you. Please feel free to stop by any time to talk with Justin about joining his team. If you have a resume and/or portfolio, make sure to bring them with you. Please call with any questions; 802-861-2789. Our doors will be officially open on September 18th so make sure to get in with this hot new salon. We are located at 3 Main Street; Suite 101. Across the hallway from Roque’s restaurant.
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Do you enjoy fashion, have excellent customer service skills and some free time on weekends? Bogner of America, an international ski fashion and sportswear company, has immediate openings for sales associates at its retail location at The Essex Shoppes. Hours available on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Please apply in person on Fridays or Saturdays. Bogner Factory Store The essex Shoppes 21 essex Way-Suite 216, essex Jct. Vt 05452 802-878-4119, FaX 802-878-4022 bogneroutlet@bogner-america.com Equal Opportunity Employer BOGNER OF AMERICA 172 BOGNER DRIVE, NEWPORT, VT 05855 802-334-6507 ext. 137, FAX 802-334-6870
ADMINISTRATIVE/ PROGRAM ASSISTANT Please review job description at www.vermontartscouncil.org, or request from jpelletier@vermontartscouncil.org, or by calling 802-828-3293. To apply, letter of interest, job application form and resume with list of three work references must be received by October 5, 2007 at: Vermont Arts Council, 136 State Street, Drawer 33, Montpelier, VT 05633-6001.
needed for the Vermont Arts Council, a not-for-profit service and granting agency, to handle grant and arts directory programs and transition to online systems. Requires Associates degree and four years progressively responsible administrative support experience, or high school diploma and six years progressively responsible administrative support experience. Excellent computer skills including database management and web-based operations are essential. Ability to work cooperatively with peers, manage priorities, take initiative and work independently required. Position is ¾-time.
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Accounts PAyAble coordinAtor Northeastern Family Institute, a nonprofit human services agency is seeking an Accounts Payable coordinator. This is a 30-35 hour a week position. Functions include invoice processing, payments to vendors, communication with 14 program locations and troubleshooting vendor and program questions. Interested candidates will be organized and detail oriented, be able to work in a multitasked/fast-paced environment, have general accounting knowledge and experience with computerized accounting and Microsoft Office. We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
Nationwide Promotions Company is seeking individuals for our South Burlington, VT, office. We offer: • Full-time permanent positions • M-F, 12-9pm, no weekends • No experience necessary • 6-month management program for over-achievers • Looking for money-motivated, success-driven people with good communication skills
For interview call: 802-652-9629
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College of Arts & sCienCes
HoloCAust studies AdministrAtive support Flexible hours: 16 - 18 hrs per week Responsibilities: •General office support including event coordination & scheduling meetings •Arrange travel & expenses •Financial support, including budget expenditures & reports
Send resume to: Paula Guarnaccia, Assistant Dean 438 College St. Burlington, VT 05405. AA/EO employer.
Send resume and a letter of interest to Broadfoot & Associates, 30 Main Street, Suite 322, Burlington, VT 05401.
Please send resume and salary requirements to:
Kathy Pettengill, NFI Vermont 30 Airport Road, South Burlington, VT 05403 or email KathyPettengill@nafi.com. EOE WWW.NAFI.COM
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Williston Chiropractic and Sportsmedicine Busy Chiropractic office looking for health-conscious individual to work as the Doctor’s Assistant. Must have some fitness experience (either professionally or personally) and be able to multitask. Punctuality, reliability, organizational skills, and great people skills a must. Job is M,T,TH, and F (34-36 hrs) and includes a combination of clerical and hands-on patient care (assisting the physician, helping with modalities and home exercise plans). Benefits and 401K. If you are a team player who likes to work hard but have fun doing it, this may be the job for you.
ADVANCED CONCERT TICKET SALES
Small law firm in downtown Burlington seeks full-time administrative assistant to provide office-wide support. This position incorporates reception, administrative and clerical duties. Primary responsibilities include answering and directing incoming calls, greeting clients, processing mail, drafting correspondence and maintaining client files. Individual will also be responsible for managing office supplies and equipment, scheduling, photocopying and filing. Qualified candidates will have strong communication and customer service skills, working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, maturity to initiate work and to work independently, professionalism and a positive attitude.
Send resume, cover letter (describing yourself, your future goals, why you think you would be good for this job) and salary requirements to:
Williston Chiropractic and Sportsmedicine, PO Box 669, Williston, VT 05495 or fax to 802-658-0823.
Special OperatiOnS & prOjectS DirectOr: Oversee school-based mental health service contracts, respite care, special services, vocational services, program development and initiatives for a child & family department of a rural community mental health center serving Orange County and northern Windsor County. Manage budgets and directly supervise a small team of administrative assistants. This position calls for knowledge of human services, mental health service delivery, schools systems, program development and management. Relevant training and experience is a plus, but we are also looking for a self-starter with the ability to interface in the community and perform a liaison role in representing the organization. Salary is commensurate with the amount of relevant training and experience.
The Office of Admissions seeks a dynamic individual to join our team. Norwich University is a unique institution that combines an established military tradition with a quality private education that focuses on leadership and character development. Requirements: A Bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years of Admissions/Recruitment experience. Applicants with less experience will be considered at the Assistant Director level. Strong inter-personal and communications skills, presentation experience, sales/ marketing skills, supervisory skills, and ability to be a member of a team. Energetic, flexible and willing to work evenings and weekends. Military, military school, or ROTC experience a plus. A valid driver’s license is required. Please submit a cover letter, resume and the names and addresses of at least three professional references by November 1, 2007, via email to:
jobs@norwich.edu. Norwich is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering a comprehensive benefit package.
NEW career opportunities in TELEVISION: FOX 44 AND ABC 22 are GROWING, again. Master Control- If you don’t like desk jobs and like to multitask then we’ve got the perfect job. You must be incredibly organized, follow detail and be efficient. Broadcast experience and/or technical/computer orientation are helpful, full on-site training offered. Production-If you’re creative and versatile, then this is the job for you. Day-to-day responsibilities include creating promotion ads, PSAs and post production, along with master control duties. Previous experience or expertise in non-linear editing is preferred. Part-time Reception-Morning shift front desk for busy TV stations. Light office and phone duties.
Interested candidates may forward a letter of interest & resume by October 1 to:
Send resumes to:
Jena Trombly jtrombly@claramartin.org Director of Human Resources Clara Martin Center P.O. Box G Randolph, VT 05060. EOE
WFFF/WVNY-TV Attention: Human Resources, 298 Mountain View Drive, Colchester, Vermont 05446. Or email to jobs@smithmediavt.com Please specify the job in the subject line No calls please. EOE
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come work for the aclu of vermont The ACLU of Vermont is seeking a full-time development director to work in our Montpelier office. Duties include fundraising, membership recruitment, donor cultivation, events organization and communications activities. Necessary skills/qualities include organizational expertise, database management, careful writing, collaborative work practices, strong interest in civil liberties issues and an engaging personality. A full job description, with application requirements, is available at www.acluvt.org. Applications accepted until Sept. 25, 2007 or until position is filled. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourage women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals to apply.
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Now Hiring Part-Time: Transportation Security Officers Burlington International Airport Officers provide security and protection for air travelers, airports and aircraft.
Part-Time: Starting at $12.86 per hour Plus Benefits (Includes 12.64% Locality Pay)
TSA Job Fair Tuesday, September 18th TSA Administrative Offices 110 Kimball Avenue, Suite 100 South Burlington, VT. 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Cancer Control Associate, Government Relations & Advocacy Williston, VT
Save lives. Fulfill yours! Seeking energetic, highly organized individual with proven writing and editing skills and enjoys detail-oriented work projects. This person provides support to the state government relations and advocacy team to accomplish comprehensive policy goals, serves as the first line of communication with the public regarding government relations and advocacy issues, and works in conjunction with state and regional staff to support participation in state government relations advocacy initiatives and to integrate government relations and advocacy into regional programs and activities. Excellent compensation and benefits package. Position housed in our Williston, VT office. Send resume and letter of application to kate.adamson@ cancer.org or visit www.cancer.org. The American Cancer Society is committed to recruiting staff representative of the diverse populations we serve.
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Interviewing for Sales Associates The Hallmark Store in the University Mall is looking for full and part-time sales associates both full- and parttime. Candidate should be energetic, self-motivated and outgoing.
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211 college st., burlington Developmental Educator/Service Coordinator Lamoille Family, Infant and Toddler Program seeks organized, flexible individual who enjoys working with families of children (0-3) with developmental delays. Bachelor’s degree in early/special education, physical/occupational/ speech therapy, social work, nursing, psychology or related human services field required. Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with many community partners a must. Home visits required. Two positions: one full-time (32 hrs) permanent and one maternity-leave substitute.
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Spectrum Youth and Family Services is seeking full-time Awake Overnight worker. Applicants should have experience with young people, especially with crisis intervention, substance abuse/mental health issues,relationship building, conflict resolution,and life skills. The right team member will be dependable and organized, and have a sense of humor.
Kim Quesnel 177 Pearl St. Burlington, VT 05401 or email: KQuesnel@spectrumvt.org
Installer An industry leader in in-home renovations is seeking a career-oriented person with some carpentry/renovation experience to install our unique product. Company provided health benefits and 401(k). This is a full-time, year-round position that requires a clean driving record. Company-provided work vehicle, uniforms and tools.
Please call Charlie at 802-923-1937.
competitive salary, health/dental/vision after 90 days of service, STD, LTD, life, and vacations. For consideration, send confidential resume to: Heidi Murray hmurray@mylandair.com or fax to 802-863-8062
Vermont Federal Credit Union seeks a Call Center Representative. Responsibilities include: assisting current/potential members with financial transactions and telephone and email requests; explaining products and services; and directing calls to the appropriate area. Provides exceptional service including offering and/or cross-selling appropriate products and services. Six months of similar or related experience. Two-year college degree or completion of specialized course of study. We offer competitive pay and a great benefits package including: Health, dental, life and disability insurance; 401k plan, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, holiday pay and tuition reimbursement. To apply, send resume and cover letter to: hr@vtfcu.org, FAX to 802-6589627or mail to Vermont Federal Credit Union, PO Box 407, Burlington, VT 05402-0407. We are an equal opportunity employer.
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Experience required. Large shift premiums for second and third shifts. Salary commensurate with experience. Great benefits package that includes medical/dental, 401(k) plan, and paid vacations. Apply at The Offset House 89 Sand Hill Road, Essex, VT 05451 or send resume to: employment@offsethouse.com
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Finance Assistant Do you thrive on the intricacies of nonprofit accounting? Do you excel at Excel? Do you want to make a difference? If your answer to these questions is “yes,” VCIL needs you! Send resume, cover letter and three professional references to Attention: Finance Officer, Vermont Center for Independent Living, 11 East State Street, Montpelier VT 05602 or by email to: VCIL@vcil.org. VCIL is an EOE/Affirmative action employer. We provide reasonable accommodations in the recruitment and employment of persons with disabilities.
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397 Main Street Waterbury, VT 05676 Thechildrensspace@verizon.net
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COLLECTIONS SPECIALISTS Tired of getting paid on a contingency basis? Join one of the fastest growing companies in Vermont and earn a steady paycheck with great benefits. Land Air Express of New England offers:
Submit resume by September 26: Leah Wilhjelm Lamoille FITP Lamoille Family Center 480 Cadys Falls Road Morrisville, VT 05661
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SaLeS aSSociateS Onion River Sports in Montpelier is seeking applicants for a great place to work. Recreation is our business, and Onion River offers a work environment that balances hard work with time off to play. We look for outgoing people with customer service skills and a passion for cycling, skiing, running, hiking – pretty much anything outdoors involving self-propelled movement. We’re currently looking for full-time Sales Associates. Competitive pay, benefits. Weekends a must. Apply in person at 20 Langdon Street, Montpelier. 802-229-9409.
EnSave, Inc. EnERgy EngInEER EnSave, Inc. designs and implements agricultural energy efficiency and pollution prevention projects for clients across the U.S. We are hiring an Energy Engineer to provide expertise for various projects. This full-time position is located in Richmond, Vermont, with the necessity of occasional travel. If you are seeking fulfilling work with a growing company, please visit our website at www.ensave.com to learn more about our work. Click on “news,” then “job announcements” to view a complete job description and instructions to apply.
We’re looking for you. Reliable, mature person with upbeat customer service personality:
Full-Time Cashier/Clerk Evenings & Weekends a must. Apply in person at: Kerry’s Kwik Stop, 249 St. Paul Street, Burlington, VT 05401
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Development Associate/ Events Coordinator HSCC is seeking a dynamic professional to assist in our annual development activities, to coordinate our fundraising events, and to manage our charity bingo nights. The position requires a creative mind, sound organizational skills, flexibility and great attention to detail. Ability to multitask effectively and exemplary communication skills are essential. Additionally, candidates should have experience in development/fundraising, familiarity with MS Office programs, and basic skills creating publications (newsletters, posters, brochures, etc.). The successful applicant will be charismatic, willing to work a flexible schedule, and able to participate as a member of a busy team. Evening and weekend work regularly required. Competitive salary and generous benefits come with an opportunity to work on behalf of the animals and people of our community. Qualified applicants should submit a letter of interest, resume, and one-page writing sample via mail or email to: HSCC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; DA Search 142 Kindness Court South Burlington, VT 05403 or bj@chittendenhumane.org (subject line DA Search) The Humane Society of Chittenden County is an equal opportunity employer.
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We are seeking Residential Instructors (RI) to be responsible for the supervision of a dorm for male adolescents with language-based learning differences and for the one-toone instructions and guidance related to the skills needed for lifelong success. RI positions include an on-campus apartment.
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We are seeking Associate Residential Instructors (ARI) to be responsible for the supervision of a dorm for male adolescents with language-based learning differences and for the one-to-one instructions and guidance related to the skills needed for lifelong success. Some overnights and weekends required. The ideal candidate should be knowledgeable in areas of learning differences, adolescent development, behavioral management techniques, and have extracurricular interests to share with the students. Please send a cover letter and resume to (no phone calls, please):
Pam Blum, Business Manager Pine Ridge school, 9505 Williston Road, Williston, Vt 05495 Fax: 802-434-6938, email: pblum@pineridgeschool.com
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Full-time. We are searching for a dynamic individual to take on a variety of administrative tasks. This position supports the CEO, Sr. Vice President, Director of Development, & the YMCA Board & Committees. Our ideal candidate is a personable team player who can handle multiple tasks and keep us organized! This position requires strong written & oral communication skills, experience with data management and Microsoft software. Associate’s in business, or relevant education, & 3 – 5 years experience in assisting senior management preferred. Send resume and three references to: Mary Burns
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School Age Site Directors
Part-time. Seeking energetic people to direct YMCA after-school programs in Williston and Underhill. Must have a degree in education, or related field, and experience with school-age children. 23-27 hours per week. Training opportunities and fun working environment. Please call Tricia Pawlik at
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Intensive Needs Paraeducators
Williston Central School & Allen Brook School are seeking two energetic people to work with elementary school students who need behavior intervention/support to help them be successful in the academic setting. The ideal candidate needs to be a team player, able to develop appropriate relationships with students and the student’s team, able to follow clear protocols and implement behavior programs. Two positions are available; one is 15 hr/week at Williston Central School. Contact Eric Arnzen at 802-879-5881. The other is 30 hr/week at Allen Brook School. Contact Shari Carr at 802-879-5850 x5740.
Custodian
Champlain Valley Union H.S. is seeking a 2nd shift custodian. Hours 3-11:30 PM, Monday - Friday Summer hours 7:30–4 PM Pick up application at CVU Office or call 802-482-7112 for more info. 369 CVU Road, Hinesburg, VT 05461
After-School Assistants
Part-time. Looking to start a career in education? Look into this opportunity! Assist the School Age Site Director in leading school-aged children in activities like art, gym games and outdoor play. We have openings in Chittenden, Franklin, Addison, and Washington Counties. This part-time position is a great way to get experience to start your career in education! Please send application and/or resume and 3 letters of reference to: Julie Peterson, 266 College
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Teaching Substitutes Substitutes needed for busy YMCA early education programs in the Greater Burlington area. These are “on call” positions. Experience working with young children. Childcare Employment Applications available at: www.gbymca.
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Temporary part-time Temporary part-time position available at our local outdoor industry company. We are seeking an individual to work in our fast-paced dealer services office. Must have great phone etiquette and customer service skills. Duties will include answering multiple phone lines, filing, order entry and other projects as needed. Hours are flexible.
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Preschool Teacher Wanted Home Care Provider Washington County Mental Health Services, Inc. is seeking a home care provider in the central Vermont area for a 30-year-old female who receives case management services. She is bright, friendly, energetic and compassionate. The ideal environment is quiet and low-stress.
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Quality Control Officer Liquid Measurement Systems, a local manufacturer of aircraft fuel gauges, is seeking an individual to work in our Quality Assurance Department. This individual must have great attention to detail, be well organized, and meet deadlines. Skill with standard measuring tools, height gauges, micrometers and calipers a plus. Individual will perform qualitymeasurement tasks such as product evaluations, process monitoring and supplied-part data analysis, and lead in various process improvement initiatives. Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s or Associateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree preferred. Apply by email to beth.lamphere@liquidmeasurement.com
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Apply at: Shelburne Bay Senior Living 185 Pine Haven Shores Rd., Shelburne, VT 05482 Attn: Lauri Brown 802-985-9847
New car dealership looking for quick lube/light maintenance individual. Good opportunity for someone looking to advance from an independent fast-service business to a dealer with opportunity for advancement.
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Vermont Public Radio has an immediate opening for a Production Associate. This full-time position is responsible for hosting our weekday morning news block from 9am - noon. Duties include reading underwriting and promotional announcements, ensuring proper technical operation of VPR during on-air shift, including digital audio Online @ sevendaysvt.com storage and transmission systems, ensuring programming during on-air shift complies with FCC regulations and VPR policies. Participation in on-air pledge drives and fill-in work on nights, weekends and holidays will also be required.
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