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APRIL 29-MAY 6, 2015 COMPILED BY MATTHEW ROY & ANDREA SUOZZO

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he “self-appointed arbiters of moral rectitude” who try to censor what we view often just draw more attention to what offends them, staff writer Ken Picard noted in a post on our Live Culture blog. It’s happened again, this time at Johnson State College, where somebody locked the doors to a student art show in the Dibden Center for the Arts that featured explicit images. “Titled ‘Essence of Self,’ the exhibit by JSC senior Lance Caron included provocative, homoerotic images of both men and women shown in intimate poses with … themselves,” Picard wrote. Caron’s composite photos were part of a show featuring the work of three graduating art students.

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2. “Bernie Sanders Recorded a Folk Album. No Punchline Required” by Mark Davis. You know Bernie Sanders the politician, but how about Bernie Sanders the singer? 3. “Ceiling Collapse at Hotel Vermont Injures Five” by Matthew Roy. An ornamental wood ceiling in the Burlington hotel’s lobby collapsed last Thursday. 4. “Vermont Police Facebook Pages Get Likes ... and Hates” by Molly Walsh. Many police agencies are on social media, but some are struggling with public comments on their pages. 5. “VPR: Sanders to Run for President” by Paul Heintz and Mark Davis. Vermont Public Radio’s Bob Kinzel broke the news last week that Bernie Sanders would be announcing his presidential campaign.

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The show opened April 23. The next day, Kenneth Leslie, a professor of fine arts, found the gallery locked and its windows obscured with “blinders.” Leslie immediately got the gallery reopened and sent an email campuswide. He sought an apology for what he said was “embarrassing to all of us who work here and thought we worked at a free-thinking institution that values free speech and the flow of ideas.” Leslie told Seven Days that he didn’t think the censorship had been sanctioned by anyone in the E CARON administration. College officials, he said, characterIMAGES COURTESY OF LANC ized it as the action of a “self-appointed censor ... acting on their own who just didn’t have a clue about what it is we do here at the college.” A recruitment event for students and families coincided with the surprise shutdown, Leslie said. Caron’s artist statement for the show alluded to past controversies: “My work is inspired by my own desire to be comfortable with my own self in my own skin, reflecting on portraits and images by artists such as the photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, whose risqué works have faced many forms of censorship and discrimination based on content that has been labeled as ‘inappropriate’ and ‘too risky’ to be displayed openly to the public,” he wrote. The show closed as scheduled on May 2, but the incident has led to lively campus discussions about censorship. Read Picard’s complete post at sevendaysvt.com.

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The Associated Press erred in citing Norwich as the first town to have all its municipal buildings powered with solar energy [Facing Facts: “Sunny Side Up,” April 29]. An array of 26 solar trackers has powered both municipal and school buildings in Starksboro for the last four years. peter marah starksboro

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I am “appalled” by the answer Ask Athena gave to Not Attracted to My Wife Anymore [April 22]. This man made it quite clear he loved and respected his wife and felt bad about not being attracted to her. Athena assumed he was holding his wife to culture standards for younger women, but what if his wife did become unattractive? Athena assumed it was “stretch marks or laugh lines,” but what about obesity, flabby skin, missing teeth, hair loss, facial hair and flatulence? Does Athena think every guy and gal she meets is attractive? I highly doubt it. Athena needs to back up from the hidden agenda of feminism in the modern world and help this guy — who has an actual problem. If a college kid has a question, she’s all about being respectful and helpful; I think if she answered this concern genuinely, she

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[Re “A Violent Sex Offender Is Released Into the Public Spotlight,” April 22]: Nobody seems to want to ask the questions: Is Vermont’s public Sex Offender Registry effective? Does it really protect Vermont’s children? In 2003, the legislature established a study committee that found “sufficient data have not been systematically collected and analyzed to determine what effect internet registries have on public safety.” The committee urged the legislature to take future studies “into consideration prior

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[Re Facing Facts: “Hear Them Roar,” April 22]: Winooski is being called “the conscience of Chittenden County” for joining the federal F-35 lawsuit as it seeks to receive full disclosure on the impact to its community and others surrounding the airport. To be clear, the lawsuit does not oppose the F-35 basing. Instead, it cites numerous violations of federal regulations by the U.S. Air Force in its Environmental Impact Statement process. By joining the lawsuit, the Winooski City Council legally requests disclosure of much of the same information that the city has twice sought to obtain from the USAF in its past unanswered F-35 resolutions. Along with Williston and South Burlington, Winooski will be negatively affected by the basing and will suffer significant impacts to the property values, health and safety of its residents. These communities have the right to know the full extent of the impact for long-range planning.

to expanding or changing the internet registry.” Now, 10 years later, those studies are in. In Gangsters to Greyhounds: The Past, Present and Future of Offender Registration, author Elizabeth Reiner Platt concludes: “Offender registries are backwards, punitive measures that do not make communities safer.” In “Does a Watched Pot Boil?,” researchers at SUNY Albany reviewed all sex-offense convictions in the state of New York for a period of 21 years — a total of 170,000 offenses. They found that 96 percent were committed by people with no previous sexassault convictions, and that there was no measurable change in sex offenses committed pre- and post-enactment of the registry in New York. The paper concludes, “There is no evidence that registration and community notification laws affected rates of sexual offending.” Numerous other studies confirm these observations. Public sex-offender registries interfere with offender reintegration and do not improve public safety. Devilishly hard — perhaps impossible — to accurately maintain, the registry doesn’t make Vermont children safer, despite unsupported arguments in favor of it. Why are we wasting valuable tax dollars on policies based on fear and misinformation? Vermont should once and for all get rid of this costly albatross.

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MAY 6-13, 2015 VOL.20 NO.35

NEWS 14

In Presidential Bid, Sanders Relishes a Familiar Role: Underdog

BY TERRI HALLENBECK & PAUL HEINTZ

Bernie Beat: Blast From the Past Once Too Quiet, Trendy Winooski Has a New Problem: Noise

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Excerpts From Off Message BY SEVEN DAYS STAFF

Middlebury Author Pens a Provocative Comic Book About Race New Chapter: North Country Books Reopens With a Store in Winooski

Onstage: Local Theater News BY PAMELA POLSTON

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Lonely Vigil

Law Enforcement: How Border Patrol agents keep watch on the vast U.S.Canadian border BY MARK DAVIS

Got Milk?

Business: Burlington-based Mamava aims to make breastfeeding and pumping easier — one pod at a time BY MEGAN JAMES

BY KEN PICARD

FEATURES

BY XIAN CHIANG-WAREN

BY MARK DAVIS

Vermont Vet Home Seeks Funding — and a More Predictable Future BY NANCY REMSEN

BY CATHY RESMER & ANDREA SUOZZO

All About That Bass

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Classical Music: Vermont singer Erik Kroncke makes his way in the opera world BY AMY LILLY

Abbey Road

Books: A Norwich prof chronicles his search for Edward Abbey’s grave

Fair Game POLITICS WTF CULTURE Work JOBS Side Dishes FOOD Soundbites MUSIC Album Reviews Art Review Movie Reviews Ask Athena SEX

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The Magnificent 7 Calendar Classes Music Art Movies

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Food: An offal dinner unites top chefs from Vermont and Québec

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Tuned In Less is definitely more at the United in Harmony A Cappella Competition. Relying on the power of their voices, top talents from around the state deliver memorable melodies as they compete for cash prizes and bragging rights. These superstars of song sing their hearts out for a panel of judges and for the event’s beneficiary, the United Way of Addison County. SEE CALENDAR LISTING ON PAGE 57

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Comic Relief Love to laugh? Head to the Spring Comedy Bash, where not one but four of Vermont’s funniest folks serve up sidesplitting sets. The Vermont Comedy Club presents Hillary Boone, Grant Robin, Tracy Dolan and Will Betts at this gut-busting, rib-tickling, knee-slapping fundraiser for the Bellwether School. SEE CALENDAR LISTING ON PAGE 59

SUNDAY 10 FRIDAY 8-SUNDAY 10 It’s no secret that the craft-beer movement is on fire. Take a look behind the scenes, and you’ll find female brewers holding court with their male counterparts. Betty’s Beer Fest toasts these fierce females of fermentation with tastings, a Q&A session, a screening of The Love of Beer, live tunes by Steady Betty and more. SEE CALENDAR LISTING ON PAGE 58

Mother’s Day only comes once a year, so why not go big when honoring the matriarch of your clan? A wide range of events from Burlington to Bradford helps families fête moms in style. Breakfast and brunch give way to nature walks and train rides, while doll tea parties at Mom’s Day Out offset local wine and live music at Mama Time Out. SEE CALENDAR LISTINGS ON PAGE 61

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In 1934, photographer William Henry Fox Talbot developed photogenic drawing, a technique that captures negative images on paper. Decades later, Thomas Brennan photographs shadows in “Darkness From Light.” On view at the BCA Center, the exhibit presents the “absence” of objects from natural history collections, scientific instruments, molecular models and more in a way that considers issues of mortality and metaphor.

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History lovers get their thrills at Ethan Allen Day, where a tribute to Vermont’s folk hero pairs colonial crafts and themed activities with museum tours. Attendees experiment with blacksmithing, weaving and Native American drum making, then take cover for the firing of a Revolutionary War cannon.

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If you’re at all familiar with Vermont’s music scene, the name Seth Yacovone will ring a bell — or two. The bluesman known for his guitar prowess and raspy vocals burst onto the stage in the mid-1990s and hasn’t missed a beat since. Yacovone rocks out at the 10-year anniversary celebration of his weekly Friday night gig at Nectar’s.

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ov. PETER SHUMLIN must think Vermonters are pretty stupid. For the past week, he’s been prattling on to anyone who will listen about legislators’ relentless quest to raise revenue — and his brave efforts to stop them. “They’re raising taxes on virtually everything in a time when Vermonters are saying, ‘Please, don’t raise my taxes,’” he told the Burlington Free Press Monday. To be sure, it’s fashionable this time of year to dump on legislators. As they labor to close yet another budget gap — this one wider than usual — the tax-writing committees are dusting off all the old standards. Among the potentially taxed substances: candy, soda, cigs, satellite TV, bottled water — even those nasty vendingmachine hamburgers. Many of the proposals will die a quiet death — deep-sixed by dark-suited, corporate lobbyists — before the legislature adjourns in less than two weeks’ time. But, heck, it’s a great opportunity for demagoguery! As Shummy put it to Vermont Public Radio last week: “Vermonters do not want us raising every single tax that we can think of, and some that have not been thought of before.” So the governor, heroically, has demanded an additional $10 million in budget cuts and a corresponding $10 million reduction in new revenue. Last Thursday morning, he dispatched his secretary of administration, JUSTIN JOHNSON, and his finance commissioner, JIM REARDON, to unveil his proposals to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Except, the handout they delivered — marked “DRAFT - Confidential” — included just $5.8 million worth of recycled ideas, including cutting state payroll by another $2.87 million. Combined with another few proposals they said were still being ironed out, the package totaled $8 million. The committee was not impressed. For months, its members had been combing through the budget, scouring it for savings and taking incoming fire from every special interest group in the Statehouse. They’d already passed their version of the budget — two days earlier. “It’s been pretty lonely in there all winter,” Sen. BOBBY STARR (D-Essex/ Orleans) remarked. “I woulda thought they would’ve been in at least a month ago, if not five, six weeks ago, offering some suggestions.” To be fair, the governor has offered one pretty serious suggestion: a far bigger tax hike than anything the legislature is considering.

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In his January budget address, Shumlin pitched a brand-spanking-new $90.4 million payroll tax. All told, he asked legislators to raise $112.7 million in new taxes — $112.7 million! By contrast, both the House and Senate are looking to raise roughly $35 million to balance the budget. Factoring in new water quality and health care programs, the House has approved a total of $55 million in additional taxes — less than half of what Shummy wanted. And he’s the one talking smack about a tax-and-spend legislature? “I appreciate the irony,” says House Speaker SHAP SMITH (D-Morristown).

AFTER HE OUTLINED A PLAN TO CUT LESS AND TAX MORE, SHUMMY SUDDENLY FOUND RELIGION. Worse yet, argues Smith’s chief deputy, House Majority Leader SARAH COPELAND HANZAS (D-Bradford), “The governor never presented a balanced budget.” Now, that’s not entirely true. Shumlin’s budget was balanced for about five days in January. But after the state’s Emergency Board downgraded revenue projections by $18 million less than a week after his budget address, Shumlin refused to say how he’d make up the difference. Instead, he traveled around the state, pandering to those threatened by proposed budget cuts. Even as the House Appropriations Committee struggled to find the savings he wouldn’t, Shumlin went to Bennington in March and pledged to keep the budget-bleeding Vermont Veterans’ Home alive. “I have fully funded the Vets Home because I believe the veterans deserve our respect,” the gov told the Bennington Banner at the time. “I have been the governor who has stood by our veterans’ home.” Months after he outlined a plan to cut less and tax more, Shummy suddenly found religion. “I believe that the current budget framework needs to cut more and tax less,” he told the Vermont Press Bureau last week. Um, OK. It’s unclear whether the gov is simply striving for a cheap and easy headline — “Shumlin Calls for $10 Million in Budget Cuts” — or whether he’s deluded himself

into thinking he’s a fiscal conservative. Either way, his friends in the Statehouse make an easy target. “He’s never been shy about making the legislature the enemy,” posits Rep. CHRIS PEARSON (P-Burlington), who leads the House Progressive Caucus. “It’s been a very blatant campaign strategy of his in years past. I don’t know that it’s more complicated than him being pretty down and out and figuring maybe he can try to boost himself by attacking the legislature.” The gov has just cause to feel a little down and out. He nearly lost last fall’s election to a comically ill-prepared opponent. A month later, he abandoned his chief policy priority, single-payer health care reform, enraging the left. And for the past four months, he’s watched the central plank of his legislative agenda — a payroll tax to remedy the Medicaid cost-shift — splinter into pieces. It’s not surprising that Shumlin wants to take his toys and go home. “Now that [the payroll tax is] not happening, I as governor have to say, ‘OK, if it’s not going to happen, I have to cut the budget further and not just turn to Vermonters and say: Pay higher taxes,’” he told the Freeps. Translation: Legislature, because you wouldn’t raise the $90 million tax I wanted, I’m not gonna raise the $25 million in taxes you want. So what happens next? As the House and Senate work to resolve the differences between their respective budget and tax bills this next week, Shumlin will likely wave around his veto pen. In years past, he’s always won such end-of-session skirmishes, but maybe this year will be different. After all, there’s blood in the water. According to Fair Game’s patented flip-flop-o-meter, Shummy has pulled a switcheroo on at least six stances in the past six months alone: his (former) opposition to raising broad-based taxes, enacting new gun laws, ending the vaccination philosophical exemption and mandating paid sick leave; his support for single-payer; and his insistence that Vermont Health Connect does — or doesn’t, depending on the day — face an end-of-May deadline. Perhaps legislators will finally realize that his veto pen is broken. No matter how it all goes down, Shumlin will surely unfurl the “mission accomplished” banner on his gubernatorial aircraft carrier and declare the dismal legislative session a success.

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The Burlington Free Press has hired a new reporter to cover the Queen City and its government officials: former Addison County Independent reporter Zach DeSparT. A University of Vermont grad and WCAX-TV alum, Despart juggled his Addy Indy duties while editing Burlington’s Offprint Magazine, an online arts and culture outfit, formerly known as Thread Magazine. He started Monday. Farther south, Montpelier’s twicemonthly community newspaper has become a certified nonprofit. That’ll make it easier for the Bridge, which has faced serious financial challenges, to raise money and stay afloat. The newspaper made a splash in March when it raised more than $12,000 through a crowd-funded Kickstarter campaign. Among the prizes it offered was recognition on the front page, right below the banner, to anyone who contributed $1,000 or more. The latest edition featured the words, “This issue sponsored by Warren kiTZMiller.” Yep, that’s the same Kitzmiller who represents Montpelier in the Vermont House and is occasionally covered by the paper. “I did it to help a friend,” the pol says, referring to editor and publisher naT FroThinghaM. “His paper was struggling. He was looking for money. And I was in the position of being able to offer him some.” Kitzmiller says the donation isn’t any more likely to influence the Bridge’s coverage of his political life than his longstanding friendship with Frothingham. “He probably would be reluctant to really criticize me, although he has criticized me in the past on minor things,” the House Democrat says. Frothingham says he sees no reason why he wouldn’t accept money from political figures. It’s not as if the donation is secret. “I think we’ve just disclosed it on the front page of the Bridge!” he says. “How much bigger can you get?” As for whether it might influence his coverage, Frothingham says, “You know, I’d like to be able to say, ‘No, not at all,’ but I don’t know that that’s true … I don’t know that any of us realistically are immune from the various whims of influence that blow on us. I mean, I’m sure that the same might be true of the paper you work for.” Touché! To resist influence that might distort coverage should be the goal, he says, “but to deny that influence is out there strikes me as not totally honest.” m

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As Attorney General Bill Sorrell has faced questions this past month about his campaign fundraising and spending practices, his 2012 Democratic primary opponent has been lying low. Sources say Chittenden County State’s Attorney T.J. Donovan is likely to make another go at the AG’s office in 2016, whether or not Sorrell runs for reelection, but Donovan himself won’t say a word. “We’ll see what the future holds,” he says. “Right now I’m just focused on my job, and I think we want to let the legislature conclude their work and then make a decision sometime after that.” OK, he has said one word: “future.” When Vermont’s 14 state’s attorneys voted last week to determine whether there was sufficient evidence to investigate Sorrell’s actions, Donovan recused himself. That’s understandable, given that one of the charges — alleged illegal coordination between Sorrell and a Democratic super PAC — relates to their 2012 race. But here’s Donovan’s explanation: “I would just say I recused myself because of past and possibly future considerations.” Got that? “Future.” IT’S A HINT, PEOPLE. As for the past, Sorrell himself was asked Tuesday on WDEV’s “The Mark JohnSon Show” whether he would run for a 10th full term. It was on that very show a year and a half ago that the AG made his last campaign declaration. “Oh, man. We’re 18 months out from an election,” Sorrell said. “I’ll deal with that closer to the time.” Pressed again, he said, “Sometime late summer, fall I’ll address that, but I’ve got other things on my plate right now — both important matters and this thing we’ve been talking about today.” That “thing” was allegations he’s violated campaign finance law — charges he’s denied. Johnson asked whether Sorrell had a made a deal with Donovan before the 2014 election that he’d serve another term and then retire, a rumor that has long circulated in Montpelier. “I have maintained my independence,” Sorrell responded cryptically. “And obviously I’m getting close to the end of my career as the longest serving AG in Vermont history, and I’m takin’ ’em one at a time now.” Indeed.

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n his first public appearance as a presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) looked liked a man who had something better to do. Standing at a podium in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol last Thursday, he informed the reporters gathered before him that he’d entertain only a few questions. “We don’t have an endless amount of time,” Sanders said with an air of impatience, gesturing at the domed building behind him. “I’ve got to get back.” It was an unusual rollout for an unusual candidate: no iconic, home-state imagery in the background, no crowds of screaming supporters, no soaring campaign rhetoric, not even a polished announcement video. Just a busy guy taking time out of his lunch break to announce a run for president. “This is not going to be a campaign like other campaigns,” explained veteran political strategist Tad Devine, who is advising the Vermont independent. Indeed not. Forget for a moment the hair, the accent and the socialist inclinations — about Bernie Sanders outside the home of Eric Zulaski which volumes have already been writ- and Elizabeth Ropp in Manchester, N.H. ten. Sanders has set out to topple the most prohibitive presidential front-runner in recent memory: former secretary of state Hillary Clinton. week, Sanders struggled to identify who “Clearly I start as an underdog,” Sanders was running it. acknowledged in an interview with Seven “We’ve got a group, a team of people,” he Days last week. “I think the majority of the said, mentioning Devine and his partners at American people do not know who Bernie Devine Mulvey Longabaugh, a Washington, Sanders is at all — never heard of me — and D.C., advertising firm. “They’re part of it. Hillary Clinton is known probably by 98 It’s the same part of the team. Yeah.” percent of the American people.” For now, advisers say, Devine is servSanders is no ing as chief strategist, stranger to the role of while his partner, the long-shot candiMark Longabaugh, is date. In his first four running day-to-day races for governor operations from D.C. and U.S. senator in Devine served in top the 1970s, he never posts in the presidencracked the double tial campaigns of Al EL IZABET H ROPP digits. Even after his Gore and John Kerry; improbable, 10-point Longabaugh manvictory in Burlington’s 1981 mayoral race, aged the New Hampshire efforts of Dick he would go on to lose a 1986 run for gov- Gephardt’s and Bill Bradley’s. ernor and a 1988 run for the U.S. House. In Vermont, Sanders’ longtime state “How many quixotic campaigns has he director and campaign manager, Phil run?” asked John Franco, a Burlington at- Fiermonte, has moved mostly off the fedtorney and longtime Sanders ally. “This is eral payroll to become the campaign’s field what he does.” director. Senate campaign staffer Nick Sanders is also known for hands-on — Carter is also on board. And Senate spokessome might say controlling — management man Michael Briggs, who has frequently of his campaigns and Senate office. He has accompanied Sanders to Iowa and New long relished serving as his own de facto Hampshire, is preparing to move over to campaign manager and chief of staff — the campaign. roles that will be harder to play as the de“We’ve got lots of résumés and we’re mands of a presidential campaign increase. going to begin staffing up,” said one adviser, Even as he launched his campaign last who declined to be named. The campaign

is close to signing a lease on a new, expanded office in downtown Burlington. Kate O’Connor understands better than most what Sanders and his staff are up against. The Brattleboro native served as an aide to Howard Dean throughout his governorship and 2004 presidential campaign. “The higher the stakes … the harder it gets,” she said. “There’s all these new expectations on you. It’s hard to differentiate who to listen to. We had people advising us to do things Howard would never do.” It remains to be seen whether Sanders will catch fire the way Dean did in the summer and fall of 2003. “It’s completely unpredictable,” said Dean, who endorsed Clinton long before either candidate entered the race. Sanders has a larger national following and a heftier donor rolodex than Dean did at an equivalent point in his campaign, the former governor pointed out, and the senator’s lifelong passion for economic justice mirrors the mood of the nation. “I do think his message is going to be very powerful,” Dean said. “It’s pretty good timing for him.” That much was clear last weekend during Sanders’ 10th trip to New Hampshire since he began mulling a presidential bid last year — and his first since he officially joined the race. “So many of the issues he stands for

are what I care about — income inequality, money in politics, health care, education,” said Eric Zulaski, an organizer with the American Friends Service Committee. Zulaski and his wife, Elizabeth Ropp, welcomed Sanders and 130 supporters into their Manchester home last Saturday morning for the first of two events in the Granite State. As the candidate prepared to speak, audience members crowded into the living and dining rooms and listened through open windows from the lawn and porch. “Today is amazing,” Ropp said as she introduced Sanders. “He’s the one candidate to honestly address issues. I give you the man of the 12-hour filibuster and the $12 haircut.” In a 32-minute speech, Sanders focused on the three issues his advisers say will dominate his presidential campaign: economic inequality, climate change and the influence of money in politics. He never once mentioned Clinton. “We have a grotesque level of income inequality in which the billionaire class is getting it all,” Sanders told the crowd. “It’s like if we sat down to dinner — 10 people sit at a table to eat dinner — and one guy eats it all.” Devouring the candidate’s message was Suzanne Healey, a first-grade teacher who traveled to Manchester from her home in Springvale, Maine. She came with her

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89-year-old father, who brought a campaign donation, and 26-year-old daughter, who was simply curious. “I was really excited to hear he was running,” Healey said. “He may develop such a following that the Democratic Party wakes up.” Sanders certainly hopes so. In last week’s interview with Seven Days, the senator acknowledged his fraught relationship with the party he has steadfastly refused to join but whose presidential nomination he hopes to secure. “There’s no secret that I think that the Democratic Party has not been vigorous enough in standing up for working families,” Sanders said. “I’ve said that repeatedly, and I say it again.” He noted that he’s caucused with the party throughout his 24 years in Congress, won its nominations for U.S. Senate and worked closely with its liberal wing. But that doesn’t mean he considers himself a Democrat. “No, I am an independent who is going to be working with the —” Sanders said, cutting himself off mid-sentence. “I am what I am, and I will have to deal with the state-bystate regulations. But I am what I am.” Franco, who served as assistant city attorney during Sanders’ mayoral administration, says the candidate struggled with the notion of joining the Democratic primary. “Bernie agonized over that, whether people would accuse him of being a hypocrite,” he said. But Sanders recognized that an independent run could split the liberal vote, as Ralph Nader did in 2000. “He said, ‘I’m not going to be a spoiler and elect a Republican,’” Franco recalled. Sanders’ far-flung base appears to have embraced the decision — and his candidacy. By Saturday afternoon, he’d raised more than $2.1 million and signed up 145,000 people to his mailing list. “There’s enormous interest in his candidacy,” Devine said. “I think people are most impressed with the number of people who are signing up to volunteer — and that number is growing every day.” As Clinton’s first challenger in the Democratic primary, Sanders drew plenty

Bernie Beat: Blasts From the Past Popular stories about Sen. Bernie Sanders from Seven Days’ online archive B Y C ATHY R ESMER AND ANDREA SUOZ Z O

ermont’s junior senator made it official last week: He’s seeking the Democratic nomination for president in 2016. Last fall, Seven Days tried to prepare for this not-unexpected moment by compiling an online archive of Bernie coverage and paraphernalia. We amassed old campaign materials, scanned in pre-digital news articles from the Vanguard Press and Vermont Times, and combed through our own papers and blog posts to create Bernie Beat, an archive that spans Sanders’ political career, from 1972 through present day. This section of our website is designed to keep you posted on Ol’ Bernardo’s campaign-trail progress. And from time to time, we’ll excerpt the best of the old stuff in print. These are some quotes and images from the stories that have gotten the most traction to date, according to our website analytics and social media. You can read them in full at berniebeat.com. Keep up with new additions to the site by liking Bernie Beat on Facebook and following @BernieBeat on Twitter.

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In 2013, actor Fred Armisen portrayed Bernie in a “Saturday Night Live” skit about then-senator Chuck Hagel’s confirmation hearings for secretary of defense. The bit never aired on TV, but the show’s producers posted a video of a dress rehearsal of the sketch to the SNL website. Online editor Tyler Machado found it and posted it to the Off Message blog. This may have been Bernie’s pop-culture zenith — until he ran for president, that is.

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This Off Message blog post, which reintroduced Bernie Sanders’ five-song 1987 folk recording, went viral last fall. With Sanders’ announcement last week, news stories on We Shall Overcome have popped up locally and nationally; it recently got a nod in the New Yorker. Burlington-based musician Todd Lockwood, who produced the album, told Seven Days that he was initially surprised that Sanders agreed to collaborate on the project. “When I first went to his office he said, ‘I have to admit to you, this appeals to my ego.’’’

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Burlington is still debating the issues Bernie raised in this 1980 article on his run for mayor. As he explained to Debbie Bookchin back then: “If present trends continue, and if Mr. Paquette, Mr. Pomerleau and Mr. Pizzagalli, etc. have their way, Burlington will become a city studded with $150,000 condominiums, $500 a month rental units, Radisson Hotels and fancy boutiques. Under this type of urban development mentality there will be no place in the future of this city for the people of modest income who, unfortunately, constitute the vast majority of our population.” Sanders won that race, but the trend he forecasted continued regardless. In fact, it’s way worse than he envisioned. Imagine finding an apartment in Burlington for just $500 a month?

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Bernie Sanders may lean left on most issues, but gun control hasn’t been one of them; the National Rifle Association has a lot of fans in hunter-happy Vermont. As a congressman, Sanders opposed the Brady Bill, as Kevin J. Kelley noted in this 1991 story. In fact, he wouldn’t even agree to an interview about his position. Kelley spoke instead to Anthony Pollina, who was the congressman’s chief aide in Vermont at the time; he’s now a Progressive state senator from Washington County. Pollina noted that many Progressives found Sanders’ position on the Brady bill to be out of line with leftist principles. “Bernie’s response,” Pollina reported, “is that he doesn’t just represent liberals and progressives. He was sent to Washington to represent all Vermonters.” Sanders’ stance on guns has since shifted a bit, but he’s still further to the right on the issue than his rival, Hillary Clinton.

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inooski City Manager Katherine Decarreau and her predecessors spent years grappling with big problems. They searched for companies willing to invest in the hulking, abandoned mills along the Winooski River that seemed a cruel reminder of how far the city had fallen. They struggled to draw visitors to a downtown bereft of dining and entertainment options. They coped with a shaky property tax base, while neighboring Burlington, Essex Junction and Colchester all thrived. But in the last few months, Decarreau has been dealing with a dilemma that stems from fixing all of those ills: complaints that there is too much noise being generated in the now-hopping downtown. “An old boss of mine once said, ‘The best you can get in life is having a better problem to solve,’” Decarreau said. “For years, we were criticized for nothing happening, and now things are happening. That’s a better problem to have.” But it is a problem nonetheless. Last month, a group of residents from the Cascades Riverfront Condominiums expressed concern that neighboring Waterworks Food + Drink restaurant planned to offer outdoor seating for up to 70 patrons in the summer. On behalf of the Cascades Condominium Association, residents Kate Savelyeva and Nancy Blasberg wrote to Decarreau and the city council questioning the decision to permit Waterworks to serve on the riverwalk area, which is public space. The Cascades, where two-bedroom units go for around $250,000, bills itself as offering “the finest in upscale city neighborhood living,” and being “fully integrated into the lively downtown area.” “We believe it is important for us and for the value of our property to better understand the city’s plans,” the letter said. Blasberg did not respond to a request for comment. Savelyeva declined to answer questions. Meanwhile, city officials have periodically received complaints in recent months from other downtown residents. Interim Police Chief Rick Hebert recently held a community meeting to talk about noise from concerts at the Monkey House and other bars, and city councilors are debating whether to alter the downtown decibellevel limit or impose other restrictions. Nobody is getting exactly what they want, Decarreau said. “We think we can achieve perfection and get everybody in a room and make everybody delighted with a single consensusbuilding moment, but it doesn’t happen

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that way,” Decarreau said. “You will never achieve 100 percent satisfaction in any solution. As soon as government gets involved, it’s because there’s a dispute.” Waterworks owner David Abdoo said the controversial outdoor seating is vital to his business plan. The lure of al fresco riverfront dining will bring in revenue to offset the cost of transforming the 7,500-square-foot restaurant space, which had been empty for about decade before Abdoo and his partners opened last year. “For me, the investment in a space like this, the margins are so small, you have to generate a profit to grow, and the big draw here is a beautiful spot on the river,” Abdoo said. In response to his neighbors, city hall got Abdoo to promise to clear away outdoor patrons by 10 p.m. — two hours earlier than he can legally serve. The compromise is fair, according to Abdoo. “I’m very comfortable with the situation,” he said. “You don’t want to come in and say, ‘I have a legal right to do it,’ and stay open until 2 a.m. I listened to their concerns. It’s about coexisting with everybody. We’re going to be together for a long time.” Neighbors appear willing to drop

their opposition. “The subject is closed now,” Savelyeva said. She declined further comment. On the other side of the traffic circle, Decarreau said, a few residents have voiced complaints about music from bands playing at the Monkey House. In response, city councilors recently considered amending an ordinance that would have lowered the acceptable volume from 100 to 70 decibels. But there was a big problem: When police officers took their decibel meter downtown, they found that even during a relatively quiet afternoon, noise from the surrounding area and vehicular traffic on the roundabout already surpassed 70 decibels. And if the city imposed a higher limit — say, 85 decibels — police officers would be responsible for responding to complaints and measuring the sound levels. The prospect was not appealing to the cops. “The reason I held the forum was, I was trying to come up with a better solution than calling the police,” Hebert said. “The businesses are very open to working with us. They don’t want to be bad neighbors. We’re trying to get people to see both sides.” Monkey House owner Ryan Smith said he and other downtown business owners are trying to be considerate while preserving their need to keep the downtown vital.

“It’s been a civil conversation,” he said. “We want to be good neighbors, but we don’t want to impede our success. Most people understand. It’s tough to find a compromise in a small city that is growing so quickly, to make sure everyone is successful and everyone is comfortable.” On Monday night, the city council was ready to adopt an agreement that would have kept the decibel meters on the shelves. Venues with entertainment permits for live music or “amplified sound” would have been required to close their windows and doors by 10 p.m. on weeknights; on weekends, by midnight. But Smith told councilors he was uncomfortable with the strict time limits in that compromise. If it was an especially warm night, or if a quiet band was playing, Smith argued, he shouldn’t be forced to close his windows. He said he preferred a case-by-case approach. “Our track record is that 100 times out of 100, when police come to our establishment and ask us to close our doors, we’ve done it,” Smith said, describing the proposed rule as “close-minded. I don’t think what’s on that paper right now is fair.” Instead of making a decision, councilors asked Decarreau to research a new proposed ordinance that would address

Feedback « P.7 Smith’s concerns. Limits on decibel levels, Decarreau said, may be considered again. The council is scheduled to revisit the issue later this month. Winooski’s noise problems may seem unremarkable, even trivial, compared to those on Burlington’s bustling Church Street. But in the last few years, Winooski has become a trendy, less expensive alternative to Burlington for many young professionals, and nearly a dozen restaurants and bars around the downtown roundabout are packed with patrons nearly every night. The city spawned one of Vermont’s hippest music events. Last weekend, the fifth annual Waking Windows festival drew several thousand people downtown to hear dozens of bands over three days. Some city streets were closed, and fans flocked to an outdoor stage. The music could be heard several blocks away. The festival’s organizers obtained permits without a hitch — not one citizen or business opposed the festival, Decarreau

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said. The Winooski Police Department said there were no noise complaints associated with the event. Meanwhile, city leaders are turning their attention to other areas of the city, and have started drafting regulations in three so-called “gateway areas” where they hope to see more commercial and residential development. The recent downtown noise debate, officials said, will guide any growth. For example, Hebert suggested that while designing master plans for the gateways, acoustics should be considered more carefully. City officials believe the way the downtown buildings have been designed and laid out has created something of a noise tunnel that runs from the traffic circle through Winooski Falls Way, where the Cascades and other condo complexes are located. Those who construct new buildings might be required to install more effective soundproofing measures. Regardless, Decarreau said, Winooski must continue to lure more businesses if it is to remain healthy. “I don’t think anybody is trying to curtail it,” Decarreau said. “They’re trying to maintain a quality of life.” m

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Gun-safety advocates had hoped to expand background checks to include gun sales conducted online and at gun shows. Legislators dropped that from the bill in the face of strong opposition from gun-rights activists. On Friday, supporters of gun-safety measures said the new law would help keep guns out of the wrong hands. Gun Sense Vermont issued a written statement. “This proves that respect for the Second Amendment can go hand-in-hand with gun violence prevention, and that lawmakers don’t have to choose one over the other,” it read. “For years, guns have been the third rail of Vermont politics, but that is no longer the case.”

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Unlike most Vermonters, Burlington residents have access to super-fast internet. Burlington Telecom built a fiber-to-home network throughout most of the city that offers connections as fast as one gigabit per second. But what can you do with that blazing speed? App developers, entrepreneurs and community development specialists are still trying to figure that out. The question was at the heart of GigHacks, a three-day multi-city hackathon that took place last weekend in five communities across the country, including the Queen City. The event was sponsored in part by Burlington Telecom and also by US Ignite, a federally and privately funded initiative that connects the country’s gigabit-speed networks and helps cities leverage them for economic gain. GigHack participants in Burlington were linked up via video conferencing with participants in Charlotte, N.C.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Kansas City, Mo.; and San Francisco, Calif. They all aimed to envision apps that would take advantage of these cities’ gigabit-speed networks. The ultimate goal: to turn these projects into ventures that create jobs and enhance economic development, perhaps giving rise to the next Dealer.com. The company, whose 800-plus employees create online marketing solutions for auto dealers, hosted GigHacks at its Pine Street HQ. At the GigHacks launch on Friday evening, Stephen Barraclough, BT’s interim general manager, told about 30 hackers the city’s high-speed infrastructure is the most important contributor to economic development “since the Industrial Revolution.” “I see the potential that could be here for this city, if it wanted to grab it,” he said. The GigHackers came from varied walks of life. Soon-to-retire Burlington Police Chief Michael Schirling pitched several ideas, including one for a police-training simulation that would show officers how to respond better in tense situations like those William Wallace

Gov. Peter Shumlin has long argued that Vermont’s gun laws don’t need changing. But on Friday, he signed new firearm restrictions into law. Shumlin said the bill, S.141, was “a shadow of the legislation that I objected to at the beginning of the legislative session.” He chose to sign the bill in private, rather than make it a public ceremony. Some gun owners dropped their opposition to the bill that makes it a crime for felons to possess firearms under state law, just as it is under federal law, and requires courts to report the names of those with dangerous mental illness to a federal database that gun dealers check before selling guns. Others remained strongly opposed and urged Shumlin to veto. Shumlin issued a written statement Friday afternoon announcing he’d signed the bill and explaining his reasoning: “Vermonters know that I feel that Vermont’s gun laws make sense for our state. We in Vermont have a culture of using guns to care for and manage our natural resources in a respectful way that has served us well.” But, he added, this legislation “makes common-sense changes, similar to the ones that I supported to prohibit guns on school grounds, and that is why I signed it.”

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that led to recent deaths of black men in Baltimore , Md., and Ferguson, Mo. Adam Provost, a technology integrator for the Burlington School District, envisioned a system to connect middle and high school students with particular interests — solar energy, perhaps, or speed sailing — with experts in universities or the business world who specialize in those areas. After the participants had spent a weekend designing and testing their ideas using the high-speed network, they presented them in Dealer.com’s rooftop conference room. A large video screen showed their fellow GigHackers in other cities. A group that proposed to deliver the “future of civic of engagement” won Burlington’s Most Innovative award. Zev Averbach and other members of the Burlington Python User Group pledged to help busy people keep track of current-event topics that interest them. With the group’s high-speed speech-searching app called Tappt, users would plug a keyword into their computer, tablet or smartphone and immediately jump to the spot that word is mentioned in the video of a city council meeting, Congressional testimony or speech on YouTube. “Programming, for me, is like a serious hobby, and I’d like to make it more of my profession,” Averbach said, adding that the GigHacks event provided inspiration. He added: “The other pitches that I heard, several of them were really exciting.”

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Trooper Defends ‘Egregious’ Facebook Posts — Online A Vermont State Police trooper who resigned after authorities opened an investigation into what they called his “egregious” Facebook posts took to the social media site to defend himself. Jonathan Graham, who was a corporal, said that Vermont State Police officials had threatened to fire him, and that he resigned Thursday even though he in “no way” accepted their decision. “Termination is over the top and a reaction to some hyper sensitive citizens,” he wrote on his Facebook page. On Thursday, Col. Tom L’Esperance and Public Safety Commissioner Keith Flynn said an internal investigation into Graham’s posts had determined that many of them

“rose to a level of extreme concern for the Vermont State Police.” Their statement continued, “Not only were there alleged violations of the department’s social media policy, but also there were alleged violations of Vermont State Police’s code of conduct.” On Graham’s public Facebook page, he mocked expressions of homosexuality, criticized a teenager who posted negative comments on social media after Graham pulled him over and poked fun at former Olympian Bruce Jenner, who has been undergoing gender reassignment procedures. “First step to become a woman: Drive like one,”

said a caption on a photo he shared of Jenner, who was recently involved in an accident.

Graham did not respond to a message seeking comment, but his daughter defended him in a letter published in the Rutland Herald, saying “forced resignation is far too harsh a punishment for my dad’s actions.” WCAX-TV reported that Graham of Springfield was a 15-year state police veteran who worked out of the Rockingham barracks. He’s also a member of the U.S. Coast Guard. In 2009, Graham was honored with a lifesaving award at the Statehouse for rescuing a young girl from drowning. To see screen shots of Graham’s Facebook posts, read Mark Davis’ complete write-up at sevendaysvt.com.

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half million or a million each year,” she warned. In March, lawmakers suggested that the home could be privatized, sold or even closed. Neither the House nor the Senate budget bills recommends any of those scenarios, but the discussion sent a tremor through the veterans’ community. “We can’t let go of this place,” said Leach, a Vietnam-era vet who missed deployment to Southeast Asia but wound up disabled because of a back injury. “The state made a promise, and the state needs to keep the promise … A vet should be able to expect to have a place to be taken care of when they can’t take care of themselves.” Two members of the House committee overseeing military affairs prepared a memo for budget writers to explain the implications of privatizing or closing the home. It pointed out that the Department of Veterans Affairs would expect to be reimbursed $11 million for recent capital investments if the facility were to shut

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federal Department of Veterans Affairs, a state appropriation and those residents who can afford to pay for their care. How much Vermont contributes has become a perennial subject of state budget discussions. The legislature and the Shumlin administration have been working all winter to close a $113 million state budget gap. The state’s financial crisis, which dates back to the Great Recession, has coincided with hard times at the home. VVH has lost $240,000 in federal funding since 2012 because inspectors found deficiencies in supervision and documentation. The facility remains on probation with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. As the number of patients has dropped, so have VVH’s revenues. The hospital has also failed to collect $1 million for medical care it provided but was never paid for. The combination accounts for the fact that VVH is requesting $5.89 million from the state for the upcoming budget year — $4.4 million more than in 2013. Rep. Kitty Toll (D-Danville) noted correctly that VVH’s state appropriation “has grown rapidly in such a short time,” and she is the House Appropriations Committee member charged with making funding recommendations about the home to the full panel. “We can’t afford an additional

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arked outside a gray clapboard house in Pawlet Village, the green Korean War-era jeep was a dead giveaway. “Come on in,” Steve Leach called out to a reporter. The bearded 61-year-old Army veteran led the way through a foyer adorned with rifles, sabers and canteens and past a mannequin wearing an infantry uniform. In the sitting room, military banners hung over the windows, blocking most of the late-afternoon light. Leach settled into a big armchair. “I’m nervous,” he confessed, explaining he didn’t want to say anything that would adversely impact the Vermont Veterans’ Home — the subject of our interview. His father, a World War II veteran, spent his final days at the Bennington facility, as did many of his uncles and cousins. A former state commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and now chair of its Veterans Home Committee, Leach is worried about the state’s relationship to this special nursing home that serves veterans of military service, their spouses and “gold star” parents who’ve lost a son or daughter in the line of duty. The state-owned facility, which has been around for more than a century, operates on $22 million a year. The money comes from Medicaid reimbursements, the

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down. Pursuing privatization would take more than a year. Rep. Mary Morrissey (R-Bennington) believes the memo swayed the panel’s view, which is reflected in the House budget bill that provides the full $5.9 million requested. The same proposed legislation directs a working group to look at alternative ways to operate the home. By January, it’s supposed to recommend how VVH could “achieve self-sustaining fiscal operation and require no additional state support by 2018.” The study would be the third on the facility in as many years. In the first, a consultant hired by the Shumlin administration raised questions about the home’s managementstaff relations, the adequacy of its marketing and the financial expertise of its administrators. Last year, the secretary of administration produced a report for the legislature that recommended downsizing — that is, decreasing the number of beds to more accurately reflect the number of patients. “It is the second oldest home in the country,” said Joseph Krawczyk, president of the VVH’s board of trustees. In 1884, it was the legislature’s attempt to meet the needs of Civil War veterans. Lawmakers set up a board of trustees and appropriated $10,000. The home admitted its first resident in 1887. Today, VVH is a sprawling brick structure with 196 staffers who provide care to 130 residents: 60 patients in two dementia units known as Freedom Village; 62 in the skilled-nursing wings; and eight in assisted care. Until last fall, the home was licensed for 171 beds. “We saw the population decline. There was no way we were going to fill 171,” said Krawczyk, a retired Army colonel and former Bennington legislator. In concert with the Shumlin administration’s recommendation, the trustees voted last fall to reduce the number of licensed beds to 130. That saved about $200,000 a year. All nursing homes pay a bed tax to the state, whether the beds are occupied or empty. The money helps the state draw more federal dollars for health care. With fewer licensed beds, administrators could cut the workforce. “We had 30 vacant positions we didn’t fill,” Krawczyk said. Thanks to two retirements, he said, “We only had to lay off three.” Administrators also tried to collect from residents who refused to pay for their treatment on grounds that vets should get free health care. While three-quarters of residents qualify for Medicaid, those with financial resources are expected to pay.

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“I wrote a letter to them all,” Krawczyk said. “I tell people there is no free lunch out there.” In January, the home took a former resident to court, seeking $204,277 in unpaid bills. The court recently granted the facility an order of default after the veteran, Mark Greenberg, failed to respond to the lawsuit. VVH won the case but has yet to collect a dime. Until that and other things change, VVH is running in the red. CEO Melissa Jackson explained that Medicaid reimburses VVH $245 a day per resident, while patient costs average $425 a day. Even supplementary funds from the federal Department of Veterans Affairs can’t close the gap. Workers, most of whom are full-time unionized state employees, earn a lot of overtime, too. That’s because there aren’t part-timers to cover for their holidays, weekends, vacation, family and sick leave. While the home can’t control the provisions of the union contract, Krawczyk emphasizes the positive: It’s a stable workforce that, according to patient surveys, delivers high-quality care. During a tour, Krawczyk introduced Jennie LaBrake, clinical care coordinator in an Alzheimer’s unit. She was recently recognized for working there 24 years. “I just love the vets,” she said, walking among the men hanging out at the nurses’ station. “They have lots of history, lots of stories.” She shrugged off Krawczyk’s mention of her length of service, pointing across the hall to a colleague with nearly 30 years at the home. “The longevity tells you something,” LaBrake said: “It is a good place.” Patient satisfaction matters to Krawczyk, in part because he has family at the home. In another wing, he saw his aunt, a resident, chatting with her daughter in a sunny sitting area overlooking a deck. Bottom line, he said, “In order to operate this home, we need some new revenue.” That’s a tall order these days. The Shumlin administration proposed directing profits from the Vermont Lottery’s new gaming consoles to the facility — but lawmakers and veterans objected. Don Keelan, an Arlington accountant and retired Marine, publicly returned his Vermont National Defense medal — twice 2V-UVMHealth050614.indd 1

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— over what he called “degrading” suggestions that gambling should become a source of funding. He argues that the state should prioritize support for the home — “$10 million, if that is what it takes.” Keelan’s brother was a patient at VVH until his death. “He got great care,” Keelan said. In his office, where a reception-room bookcase holds war volumes and military art, Keelan offered ideas to secure the facility’s future. First, he said, the legislature and the board have to be able to answer questions such as: Will the demand for beds rise as Vietnam vets age, or will a home-care trend prevail? Second: The home doesn’t market itself. “They have one of the best Alzheimer’s units around, and yet they don’t promote it,” he said. Lastly, the free publicity is mostly bad, Keelan said: “When the legislature is debating whether to fund the place, what does this tell people who are thinking of coming here? Everything that is going on now creates a cloud, a dark cloud. That is the thing that really hurts the place.” Sen. Dick Sears (D-Bennington) agrees the home’s future needs to be settled. “My goal is not to have this battle every year,” he said. Sears sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee and won support from his colleagues to fully fund the facility and to take out the House provision about self-sufficiency by 2018. “There is going to be some state support,” he said. Back in Pawlet, Leach, who spent 20 years in the Army, was more specific: “It is the wish of the VFW that the Vermont Veterans’ Home become a line item in the state budget.” Meanwhile, he’s focused on spreading the word about the home to veterans and their families. That explains the jeep parked in front of his house. He planned to drive it to the VFW’s 52nd Annual Loyalty Day Parade last Sunday in Rutland to promote the vet’s home. “There is no place like home, but that place is as close to home as there is,” Leach said. He added, “I’m probably five years from going there myself.” m Contact: nancy@sevendaysvt.com, 343-9288

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Earth Prime Comics. Action Lab rereleased the series as a graphic novel last fall. “I think most people want to believe [racism is] gone,” Holt said. “But it’s not. When ‘Southern Dog’ was reissued last October, it coincided with Ferguson. And that event illustrated what I’ve always believed: It still happens; we just want to believe that we’re evolved now.” “Southern Dog” is a coming-of-age story set in the contemporary South: Fort Payne, Ala., to be specific. Its main character is a teenager named Jasper whose values don’t align with his dad’s commitment to white supremacy. Within the first 20 pages, a werewolf bites Jasper while he is reluctantly hunting with his gun-toting father and older brother in the backwoods. He ignores the wound but soon learns he has been permanently altered: In high-stress situations — not at the full moon — he transforms. Adolescence is tough for everyone, but Jasper is having a hell of a time. For one thing, he’s got a maybe-requited

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fought off a group of Klansmen. “The imagery was really vivid, but I didn’t know what to do about it,” he recalled. The year was 2008; Barack Obama was running for president, and Holt had observed the noxious racist commentary circulating in the media and on the internet. Curious, he began researching Klan activity and the history of the organization; that, in turn, got his storytelling muscles working. The author is no stranger to the South — or to racism. “I’ve experienced it in just about every city,” said Holt, who is Asian American. He’s certainly lived in a lot of places: Adopted and raised by white parents — along with his two brothers; they’re triplets — Holt spent his childhood moving around the globe with his family. His father’s job brought

A RT crush on a pretty black girl at school. Then his family and peer group start dragging him to Klan meetings. What’s a teenage werewolf to do? The premise of “Southern Dog” came to Holt as a dream in which a werewolf

New Chapter: North Country Books Reopens With a Store in Winooski B Y KEN PI CA R D

inooski may not be the retail mecca of Chittenden County, but local bibliophiles now have another good reason to shop the Onion City. NORTH COUNTRY BOOKS, a longtime purveyor of used and antiquarian books, has reopened a physical store for those who prefer to thumb through books before buying them. Unlike the store’s previous incarnations in downtown Burlington, the new Winooski space is sunlit, airy and — much to the delight of owner MARK CIUFO — above ground. The nearly 1,500-square-foot store, which opened in early March with 7,000 to 8,000 titles, is located on Cascade Way between Winooski’s two parkinggarage entrances, a block from the roundabout. (The store’s actual address, 25 Winooski Falls Way, is a bit misleading, Ciufo admits with a sigh.) The

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ace is a topic that saturates news media, movies, books and the American zeitgeist these days. But back in 2008, publishers wouldn’t bite when JEREMY HOLT began pitching “Southern Dog” — a four-part comic-book series that involves panic attacks, werewolves, high school crushes and the Ku Klux Klan, among other things. “Everybody rejected it,” said Holt, 32, sipping a whiskey at the Lobby in Middlebury one recent Sunday evening. “Nobody wanted to do a story about race.” After years of vicissitudes such as rejected pitches and failed collaborations, Holt saw all four issues of his series published in 2012 by Action Lab Entertainment. Illustrated by Italian artist Alex Diotto, “Southern Dog” became a runaway indie success. A critic at ComicBookBin wrote that it was “one of the most interesting reads to come along in the form of a mainstream comic book in quite some time.” “Southern Dog” has been recommended on numerous comics websites and has sold out in retail outlets including Burlington’s

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new store marks North Country Books’ return to brick-and-mortar sales after nearly seven years of doing business exclusively online.

“It was tough for me to sell out of my home and do the same thing day after day,” explains Ciufo, a soft-spoken, 55-year-old Middlebury native. “Books

are something I want to share, something I want people to see. So having a bricks-and-mortar shop is exciting. Not everybody is interested, but people who really like this place make it worthwhile.” For 14 years, Ciufo owned and operated North Country Books in subterranean locations in downtown Burlington: First on Cherry Street from 1994 to 1996, and then at the top of Church Street, in Richardson Place, from 1996 to 2008. “When Borders opened [in 1998], my sales dropped. Really dropped,” Ciufo recalls. But at about the same time, North Country Books’ internet sales “really took off,” he says, and more than compensated for the sales Ciufo lost to Borders and other competitors. “It was very, very encouraging to be able to continue doing what I was doing at the same location,” he says. Nonetheless, by the mid-2000s, Ciufo decided he’d had enough of working in basements. Though his 4,000-squarefoot bookstore was carpeted and well lit, Ciufo knew many potential customers didn’t venture down those stairs. As he puts it, “For youngsters, it was kind of creepy.”

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and purchase books. All the while, Ciufo’s Amazon parrot, Booker, watches the transactions silently from his owner’s shoulder. Like Ciufo’s previous stores, this one offers an eclectic mix of titles not often found in mainstream bookstores. North Country Books has sections devoted to Marxism, organized labor, Frenchlanguage books printed in Canada, and German and French titles printed in France. Ciufo even has a shelf of books by Bob Keeshan, aka Captain Kangaroo. In addition to his impressive collection of CiuF O antiquarian books, some of which date back to the 1600s, Ciufo sells historical posters, maps, greeting cards and other ephemera, especially those related to Vermont and New England history. “My specialty is, I don’t specialize. I am a generalist,” he says. “However, I do NEw CHAPTER

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If you google “dangerous women,” you’ll likely come up with lists of bad babes. That is decidedly not the theme of Most Dangerous Women, a staged reading taking place this weekend at North End Studio A in Burlington. But its women have most definitely been subversive. Sponsored by the local chapter of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, the performances on Saturday and Sunday document a century of ladies who have defied the establishment with a multitude of actions. The multimedia production honors the 100th anniversary of WILPF with a combination of speeches, media headlines, poetry and music, as well as 10 local actresses depicting some 80 heroines. Those include contemporary Nobel Peace Prize winners Jody Williams of Vermont, Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Wangari Maathai of Kenya. Other women emerge from the pages of history books, such as Jeannette Rankin of Montana, who in 1916 became the first woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives; and Jane Addams (1860-1935), a pioneering American settlement social worker and suffragist. In 1931, Addams was the first woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize. The Vermont debut of the play is directed by co-author Jan Maher, who teaches at Burlington College, with musical direction by Vermont composer and educator Matthew LaRocca. Happy Mother’s Day! Last week, with considerable fanfare, three of Vermont’s professional theater companies — Dorset Theatre Festival, Northern Stage and Weston Playhouse Theatre Company — announced an upcoming collaboration: Together they’ll bring British playwright Alan Ayckbourn’s The Norman Conquests to their stages in 2016. Artistic directors Dina Janis, Carol Dunne and Steve Stettler, respectively, opted to hold their press conference at Dorset’s Marble House Project, a grand renovated estate that provides artist residencies and workshops. That’s because Ayckbourn’s comic trilogy, written in 1973 and since produced worldwide, is set at an English country house. The three interrelated stories center on assistant librarian and would-be lothario Norman, who aims to seduce

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Who among us doesn’t wish for more time to get stuff done? That’s certainly a big deal for artists, who need hours to dedicate themselves to a dance, theatrical work or body of writing. Enter the Vermont Artists’ Space Grant, awarded by the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington. As the name indicates, it’s a grant exclusively for Vermont artists that provides the recipient with space — in one of the Flynn’s studios — and 60 hours of creation time. The grant’s latest recipient is Most Dangerous Women Essex Junction playwright Carole Vasta Folley. Theatergoers may have seen the 2013 Girls Nite Out production of her The Family of Ewe at Main Street Landing Black Box. Like that play, Vasta Folley’s work-in-progress, The Seymour Sisters, has an all-female cast. The two principals are fiftysomething siblings who have become estranged. The play explores, among other things, just what it means to be family in one’s older years. Vasta Folley has used her 10-week grant period to develop The Seymour Sisters’ characters and storyline Carole Vasta Folley and workshop its scenes. You can weigh in at a “talkback” following the his wife, her sister and her sisterperformance on Saturday, May 30. in-law over the course of a summer PA M E L A P O L S TO N weekend. Even with a couple of other characters, the trilogy has a small INFO cast, representative of the kind of intimate theater experience for which ‘Most Dangerous Women’ Ayckbourn is known. Saturday, May 9, 7 p.m., and Sunday, How will the Vermont theater May 10, 2 p.m., at North End Studio companies share Conquests? First of all, A in Burlington. $5. Tickets at they’ll share a director, cast and creative Peace & Justice Center store or via team. (Those have yet to be selected.) brownpapertickets.com. Northern Stage will present the first ‘The Norman Conquests’ play of the trilogy, Living Together, as its For more info about the Ayckbourn final production of the 2015-16 season. That segment takes place in the country plays and other upcoming productions, home’s living room. At the beginning visit dorsettheatrefestival.org, of its summer 2016 season, Dorset will northernstage.org and mount the second play, Table Manners, westonplayhouse.org. which is set in the dining room. In July, ‘The Seymour Sisters’ Weston will conclude the trio with Work-in-progress by Carole Vasta Round and Round the Garden, which is set in — wait for it — the manor’s garden. Folley, Saturday, May 30, 7:30 p.m., at FlynnSpace in Burlington. $5 suggested The theater companies will jointly donation. Q&A with the artists follows market the Ayckbourn plays and the show. flynncenter.org provide incentives for viewers to see

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New Chapter « p.25 have an abiding interest in anything having to do with Vermont.” Despite the new storefront, Ciufo says he’ll continue to maintain his online presence. “I absolutely have to. I had no intentions of not doing so,” he says. “In fact, I had hoped that, by opening this store, I would actually spend more time on the internet listing my books. So I’m actually doing more work now [online] than I was four months ago.” Some might question the wisdom of opening a physical bookstore in the age of Amazon and digital readers such as the Kindle. But Ciufo suggests that independent bookstores like his continue to hang on, if not thrive, in the face of such competition. He points to Phoenix Books’ recent decision to open a new store in Rutland as just the latest promising development in Vermont. Phoenix already has shops in Essex and Burlington. “The book is a perfect item for reading,” Ciufo muses. “We have two hands, two arms; the reading distance is about right from our eyes… “It’s a beautiful object,” he continues. “People read books when they’re very, very young, and they may not remember everything, but those books stay with you. And that’s special. Not having that in your life is tragic.” m Contact: ken@sevendaysvt.com

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iny spaces may be the 21st century’s hip habitats, but there’s actually nothing new about them. Burlington’s eclectic inventory of buildings includes at least a few in the 500-square-foot range — some of them occupied, some not, and most of them built 90 or more years ago. A local example that occupies a prominent location evokes a lot of WTF reactions, despite — or maybe because of — its Lilliputian dimensions. Every day, hundreds of motorists, cyclists and pedestrians pass the odd little structure on North Avenue situated diagonally across from the Burlington Police Department headquarters. Yet its front door is never open, and curious passersby can’t peek inside, because its windows have been covered with plywood for as long as anyone remembers. WTF is it? An opium den? The National Security Agency’s Vermont office? A camp used by invisible urban hunters? Nothing so romantic or weird. It’s a storage space for the tools of its owner, Andy Sheehan, who has lived next door in a red clapboard house for the past 23 years. A rare, and necessarily brief, tour of the tidy interior confirmed that the contents are entirely ordinary. There’s a table saw; a couple of extension ladders laid across ceiling beams;

a pegboard on which hang hammers, wrenches and other useful thingies; a power mower; a roll of insulation; and a lone tire. “It’s a woodshop, I guess you could call it,” said Sheehan, who works nights in the University of Vermont’s physical plant department. Sheehan isn’t sure how old the structure is, but he does know that the next-door house, which he also owns, was built around 1860. Bob Sabin, who has lived in a nearby house since 1972, said he’s heard that the place functioned in the 1920s as a grocery store. It must have been an especially small mom-andpop. Mighty cold, too, because the space is unheated, although Sabin thinks it might once have had a propane hookup. The name “WANDA” is written in the concrete threshold of a door at the rear. Oh ho! So it’s a secret love nest? Not. “WANDA” is a memorial inscription for Sheehan’s beloved black cat — “the Queen of Ward 3,” he called her. The feline died six years ago. “I’ve thought of selling it,” Sheehan said of the frumpy, grayish cabin that’s structurally sturdy but badly in need of a paint job. “I’ve also thought of converting it into an apartment. There’s been other plans, or dreams, too, but I’m OK with it the way it is.”

Nearly 20 years ago, Mannie Lionni, a Burlington architect and activist, included a photo spread of tiny Burlington buildings in his irregularly published journal 05401. “They’re intriguing to me because they’re mysterious,” Lionni said in an interview. “Who uses them? I wonder. What’s their history?” One of the places he highlighted in the spread was a house at 125 Howard Street, around the corner from what is now Tomgirl Juice Co. on St. Paul Street. Alan Longe, its owner, said the roughly 600-square-foot brown house with a bright red door and a small set of windows has been in his family since 1968. It was probably built in the 1920s, he figures, and may originally have served as a South End neighborhood barbershop. A tenant has lived in the house for several years, Longe said. He thinks the man is a ham-radio hobbyist, owing to the sizable antenna array on the roof. The tenant would not comment. Reg Lessor, owner of a tiny building at 179 Intervale Avenue in the Old North End, was more talkative. He currently uses the place as a garage, but in the 30 years since he bought it, “there’s been all kinds of stuff stored in there,” Lesser said. “It used to be filled with junk TVs from a repair shop on Archibald Street. Christmas trees were sold out of it at

one point. And someone was building English racing cars there for a year or two.” In its next incarnation, the house is likely to be a storage space for the Chubby Muffin bakery and coffee shop across the way on Oak Street. The Muffin’s manager is ready to rent the space, Lessor said. A couple of blocks south at 129 Intervale Avenue stands a diminutive structure that’s now attached to an adjoining home but looks like it might once have been a freestanding store. Indeed it was, confirmed Eileen Lemieux, who lives in the house that members of her family bought 90 years ago. That’s about 15 years after it and the adjoining space were built. Lemieux has traced the little building’s use back to 1925, when Regis Petel opened a barbershop there. A second barber, Benjamin Robair, subsequently operated it until 1961, she said. “Little places are popular now,” Lionni said. “People should know, though, that there’s a history behind that. You can see it here in Burlington.”

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ichard Bradley, 52, has worked a lot of jobs in his life. He’s spent time at Burger King and most of the fast-food joints in the Burlington area. He made a living for several years as an overnight janitor at the University of Vermont. But his all-time favorite job, Bradley says, is the one he landed three years ago. He mans the redemption center at Sammy’s Quick Stop in Winooski. Customers drive or walk to the center — a tiny hut in the convenience store’s back parking lot — and drop off piles of Richard Bradley unsorted glass bottles or cans that qualify, under the Vermont Winooski bottle bill, for a five-cent refund. Bradley’s job is to sort hundreds of bottles and cans each day into Redemption one of several bins. Each bin is designated for a different beer or center manager, soft drink distributor, which will Sammy’s take back only its own bottles and Quick Stop cans. Bradley then tallies up the count for his customers and gives them slips indicating the amount they can redeem inside the store. But his job involves more than that simple exchange, Bradley told Seven Days on a recent visit.

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SEVEN DAYS: What is your favorite part of this job? RICHARD BRADLEY: I get to be outside — I enjoy the weather. And I get some alone time. This is quite the place. It is my second home. Especially in the summers — oh, boy, it’s really great. I’m an outdoors person. I observe and look around. I like to see what’s going on in the world.

SD: Do some customers seem to be having an especially hard time? RB: We had a homeless guy, Mike, coming around, dropping off a few bottles. I don’t remember his last name. Back in January, February, he was coming around, and he didn’t have a hat or gloves. I would give him a pair. He was grateful. I feel bad for people like that. A lot of people rely on [deposits] because they don’t have much income, or they don’t have jobs or somebody they can rely on to help them. SD: Does that mean you become a sounding board for them when they come by? RB: I watch and listen, don’t say much. Observe what people do. This is my No. 1 job. That’s what I was taught.

If they’re having a bad day, I try to talk to them. A lot of people come down here because I don’t cut down nobody at all. I listen to a lot of things. I let it go in one ear and out the other. But I hear it. The drama in people’s lives, I try not to get into it myself, because I have my problems. I see a lot of people come through here, and I hear a lot of problems. All I can do is say, “I hope your friend does better, I hope the day gets better for you…” I’m not a counselor, I’m not a doctor. SD: How many bottles and cans do you sort on an average day? How much does the average person bring per trip? RB: Yesterday it was 1,500 bottles. Some days you will have bags of bottles [stacked] three feet high. Some people bring in three to eight bottles. Some bring in 50. This morning, some guy brought in 97.

SD: Do you know how many bottles you sorted on your busiest day? RB: It was from a golf course. They brought their bottles in here. It was something over 2,500. That was the most I’ve counted in my life. Took me four days to clean up. SD: You have an interesting perspective on what people are drinking these days. Have there been any trends in what’s popular? RB: You know what the most popular beer is now? Heady Topper. This here. [Points to a bag full of green bottles.] I see a lot of Rolling Rock, too. m

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SD: Most people probably imagine that those who redeem bottles and cans are low income or otherwise struggling. Is that true? RB: There are some middle-class people that come down there. Bob, he runs his own shop. He’s always bringing me his cans. He steps on them — you’re not supposed to do that. I see poor people, middle-class people, elderly people, young people. [It] don’t bother me. I’ve been through a lot. [I] don’t look down on somebody, don’t look up to somebody. Treat them equally. I don’t favor anybody. A lot of them are bringing in a few bottles. I feel bad for them, people who don’t have anything. But I will count for them. That’s all I can do. Some people have a hard time living. It’s rough out there.

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How old do human remains, graves, etc., have to be before digging them up is OK? If I go to a cemetery and dig somebody’s remains up, it will undoubtedly make frontpage news, especially if I put what I find on display on my mantel. However, museums are filled with really old dead people and their artifacts. Is it just that these people’s relatives are no longer around? John E. Riley, Berkeley Heights, N.J.

most famous related case so far was the 1996 discovery in Washington State of Kennewick Man, a near-complete human skeleton roughly 10,000 years old — the sort of find that gets archaeologists fogging up their microscope lenses. Despite uncertainty about KM’s ethnic origins, a group of Native American tribes claimed him as their own and wanted him reburied under the 1990 law, while scientists, seeing him as a priceless research subject, tried to stop the Army Corps of Engineers (who had jurisdiction) from turning the bones over. After the legal dust settled, no one was all that happy: A 2004 ruling held that the remains weren’t provably Native American, so no reburial, and the Corps has allowed only limited scientific testing in the years since. But that’s as far as federal law goes. (Well, plus prohibitions

against disturbing a crime scene, always a consideration in cases of unattended death.) Everything else gets delegated to the states, where things get a little hazier. There’s a commonlaw principle in play under which it’s not OK to disturb a dead body without proper authorization, although really that mainly applies to bodies interred in modern cemeteries with all paperwork accounted for. Seventeen states explicitly prohibit abuse of a corpse, which generally encompasses things that would offend hypothetical loved ones. True, the possession and sale of human remains by private individuals is legal in all but three states — eBay, unsurprisingly, hosts a lively trade in such things, which can fetch hundreds or sometimes thousands depending on the body part. This, however, doesn’t mean it would be wise for just

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but dead brother properly interred) would be appalled. As for rules about how long you’re required to leave bodies undisturbed: There aren’t any. Excavations are already going on at certain World War I battlegrounds where the slain are just a couple of generations older than many now in the prime of life... (e.g., me). The more modern the site, of course, the more controversial the remains. Last year, for instance, 7,930 unidentified human fragments, most the size of “a Tic Tac,” as one medical examiner memorably put it, were transferred to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, to be placed at bedrock level of what organizers had called “the sacred ground of the site.” As respectful as that might sound to some, to many of the families of the deceased it meant their loved ones’ remains were being stored away in a museum basement. Some victims’ families had earlier protested against World Trade Center dust and debris being moved to a Staten Island landfill, arguing that it certainly contained human remains as well. I predict many more lawsuits before we finally lay this issue to rest. And if the police find anything weird in your house? Blame the dog.

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’m tempted to ask what prompted this inquiry, but I’ll leave you and your god to resolve that between yourselves. One must concede, though: At this point in human existence, with more than 100 billion dead people in the ground (or lying around at varying levels of decomposition somewhere, anyway), the odds of Spot digging a hole in the backyard and turning up one of them aren’t insignificant. As it’s important to be prepared for these sorts of situations, what follows here are your basic guidelines for grave robbing. It’s not a total free-for-all. The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation (and Desperate Attempt to Make Up for Previous Shitty Policies Regarding Native Americans) Act of 1990 requires any remains or artifacts be returned to the appropriate descendants. Perhaps the

anyone to take some femur they found (even on their own property) and slap a Buy It Now price on it. If you’re a part of a museum or other organization that’s official enough to claim the aforementioned proper authorization, though, the random dead bodies out there not covered by the repatriation act are more or less up for grabs. According to the Ohio Archaeological Council, the general idea when discovering human remains is to determine whether they belong to anybody still alive. This could be a relative or heir, or possibly a contemporary group with a cultural affinity. There must be an attempt to contact the relevant parties, which isn’t always simple even when Native Americans aren’t involved; countless controversies have ensued over millennia-old bones of unclear provenance. (The self-proclaimed chief of modern-day British druids, King Arthur Pendragon — formerly known as John Rothwell — has threatened to chain himself to Stonehenge if the bones found there are displayed). Finally, the general idea is to avoid activities seeming “exploitative or insensitive.” But that’s about it. Antigone (you remember — she was determined to get her traitorous

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Sitting in a pickup truck on the side of a dirt road in Newport, Border Patrol agent Sean Walsh gazed north past a scrubby field into an unremarkable expanse of woods. Somewhere, inside all those trees, the United States ended and Canada began. Though it’s quieter here than at the southern border, agents in the Vermont area arrest several hundred illegal immigrants every year. They confiscate millions of dollars of drugs that occasionally come through the farm fields in Highgate Springs, the forests in Newport, the sleepy streets of Derby Line, the swamps and bogs in Richford, and the snowy hills of Holland. But even after staffing up, Border Patrol still has no more than one agent

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Vermonters who make a weekend trip to Montréal are unlikely to encounter a Border Patrol agent. Customs agents run the official ports of entry, checking passports and quizzing travelers. In Vermont, the busiest ports are off Interstate 89 in Highgate Springs and off I-91 in Derby Line. Border agents are meant to watch everything in between — in the forests

including Lake Champlain and Lake Memphremagog. Rookie agents are almost never assigned to work on the northern border, the entirety of which is patrolled by a total of roughly 2,100 border police. They start on the U.S.-Mexico one, where 18,000 guards are employed. One sector in Arizona alone has 4,200 agents guarding 262 miles. After a few years of service, however, border agents can request a transfer.

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It’s actually one of the easier-topatrol segments of Vermont’s 78-mile international border with Canada: There are a few homes nearby, and an old logging road penetrates the half-mile-long swath of forest. Yet an agent working alone, as they usually do, would be hard-pressed to find an individual in there if he or she was really determined to sneak over. “How do you ever catch anyone?” a reporter asked Walsh. “It seems like an impossible job.”

Several working in the Swanton sector are Vermonters, but most come from elsewhere. Dolan and Walsh both hail from New Jersey. One of their coworkers played football for the University of Oklahoma. The transition from south to north can be jarring, according to agents. The action on the southern border, subject of endless media and political scrutiny, is fairly simple: waves of migrants, mostly from Mexico and Central America, crossing the desert in hopes of starting a better life, or of sneaking across drugs sold by cartels. Chief Patrol Agent John Pfeifer, who supervises the Swanton sector, describes the dynamic as “tank on tank.” lonely vigil

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and fields and the small towns few tourists ever visit — looking for people and drugs coming across illegally. For Vermonters who live in the small farming communities on both sides of the international boundary, agents have become a more regular sight in the past decade. Vermont’s 78 border miles are protected by the Border Patrol’s Swanton sector, which is made up of four “stations” in Beecher Falls, Newport, Richford and Swanton. In 2001, approximately 90 agents were based in Vermont. Now 313 agents guard 295 miles of U.S.-Canada border that includes eastern New York and all of New Hampshire. The territory comes with 92 miles of waterways,

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for every border mile. They have to report their positions constantly via radio, and backup can be a long way off. Generally, only agents riding ATVs or snowmobiles work in teams — everyone else is on their own. “Down south, you have access to more resources,” said Walsh said. “Up here, it’s you, the individual agent. There are a lot of guys put into weird situations … You don’t know if you’re dealing with drug dealers that might be armed, immigrants, a family, a single person — you don’t know. You’re chasing people around; you don’t know who they are.” “No one knows what we do on the northern border,” said veteran agent Daniel Dolan. “There’s no such thing as a typical day.”

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Walsh paused before answering over the steady hum of his truck’s engine. “There’s so many different ways to get across,” he acknowledged. “I don’t want to seem like we’re never effective; we’re very effective. It’s not like people are walking by agents … But you can see how easy it is.” Since September 11, 2001, the Border Patrol has tried to make it a lot more difficult. It has set up cameras and sensors on private property and systematically closed off roads that connect the two countries. Many more agents have been assigned to Vermont, including Walsh, a former Marine who spent years working the Mexican border. A spokesman for the agency claimed that those efforts have improved both national security and local safety.

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A closed border crossing in Highgate Springs

Lonely Vigil « p.33 In Vermont, it’s more like a game of hide-and-seek. In the last fiscal year, agents in the Swanton sector confiscated 617 pounds of marijuana, along with smaller amounts of other drugs. They also apprehended 506 people trying to cross the border or living here illegally. Most people sneaking into the U.S. hope to reach New York City, Washington, D.C., or Boston. Others are caught heading north, trying to reach Canada to take advantage of the county’s more generous benefits system and more lenient asylum process. Hardly anyone sneaking over the border aims to stay in Vermont. The state is merely a conduit for traffic influenced by international economic and political forces.

Most of the undocumented immigrants captured in the Swanton sector last year came from Haiti, China, Guatemala, Brazil and El Salvador. Swanton sector agents have captured migrants from nearly 130 countries since September 11, 2001, said Pfeifer.

A Case of Smuggling Agents call the border the “slash,” and, in many stretches, the moniker fits — the border appears as a neat, linear void in the woods, 20 yards across, like the cleared fields under electrical transmission lines. But the international boundary also cuts through backyards, buildings — most famously, the Haskell Free Library and Opera House in Derby Line — snowmobile trails, villages, and maple-sugaring operations.

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24,000-square-mile area of responsibility 295 miles from eastern NY to the NH/Maine state line 203 land border miles 92 water border miles 313 agents 90 agents pre-9/11 8 stations monitor activity on the border — 4 in NY and 4 in VT 505 people caught in the last fiscal year

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For example, after the 2010 earthquake devastated Haiti, President Obama declared a halt of deportations of Haitians illegally living the U.S. Roughly 100,000 Haitians — who are native French speakers — live in Montréal. Thousands of them decided to try to get into the U.S. through Vermont in hopes of being eligible for the “temporary protected status,” Border Patrol officials said. “The southern border, you don’t have to look for aliens; they’re practically running you over. Here, you have to be proactive,” said Fernando Beltran, who runs the Newport station. But the job, he said, is “just as important. We get guys coming across, claiming to be from wherever it is, and you’re like, That’s not even a fucking country. Especially when you get into the ’stans — Uzbekistan. It’s, like, ‘Man, you’re making that up.’”

Haskell Free Library and Opera House

In some places, a road leads right to the border, allowing agents easy access. In others, the nearest road is miles away. Cellphone service is sporadic. Agents cruise the border area in marked and unmarked pickup trucks, and hike in the woods. They don snowshoes and ride snowmobiles in the winter; in summer, they’re on all-terrain vehicles and boats. Pfeifer said his agents also rely heavily on collaboration with state and local law-enforcement agencies. And, while declining to divulge specifics, he acknowledged that the agency utilizes an array of technology on the border. Reports from the U.S. Government Accountability Office have described a mix of radar towers, cameras and handheld equipment. That includes electronic devices called sensors that function much like

tiny wildlife cameras. Hundreds of them are positioned in trees along the border. The Border Patrol declined to discuss how the sensors activate, except to say that supervisors monitor them. While most of the land along the border is privately owned, federal agents have a legal right to patrol it and deploy equipment there without permission. This reporter lingered around a sensor embedded in a tree in Highgate Springs and walked through the thick brush to get a picture of it. Nobody came. “We can’t see the entire border,” Pfeifer explained, adding that the agency has “different layers of sensor.” For those stealing across, navigating past the terrain and the electronic surveillance is not the hard part. Getting out of middle-of-nowhere Vermont, where a stranger with a

backpack struggles to blend in, is more difficult. “The closest bus station is in White River Junction, 90 miles away,” Walsh said. “Where are you going to go? You stick out. You go walking down the road; it’s difficult. It’s harder than you think.” In fact, most refugees try to come across in more populated areas, according to border agents. And, more often than not, cars are involved. Just after dark last November 20, according to federal court documents, Patrol agent Alan Hutchinson found some fresh foot and vehicle tracks on Jackson Lodge Road, a remote dirt road that parallels the border in Canaan and has been known as a corridor for trafficking undocumented immigrants. The footprints originated in Canada. Another agent, Brendan Roy, began monitoring the intersections of routes 114 and 102, a few miles away. He saw a

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car with Illinois license plates leaving and, like his accomplices, carried a a gas station and ran the plates. The duffel bag full of something. car was a rental. Roy turned on his On a previous trip, the night-vision lights and pulled the car over. goggles had allowed the same man The driver, Fabian Hugo De to see the infrared emitted from Mestico, handed over the landowner’s game an American passport. camera. The masked man His passenger, Dariusz ripped the camera down Berlinski, gave a Polish and carried it away. The driver’s license and spoke landowner installed a new no English. De Mestico one in a tree, out of reach, claimed they were going to that captured images of the a local man’s funeral. man staring into the lens. A records check showed Agents never caught the that the car had entered men, but believe they were earlier in the evening at most likely smuggling large the nearby Canaan port-ofquantities of marijuana entry station. At that time, from Québec. there was only one person “These guys are not in it. out scouting for deer,” De Mestico, a California Pfeifer said. “They’re resident, eventually admitted scouting to cross somebody to investigators that he had or something illegally. flown from San Francisco to They’re getting smarter. Burlington the day before, We arrested all the stupid then drove up to Montréal ones.” to meet Berlinski. They He was referring to stayed overnight, then large-scale drug dealers in started driving south. De Québec, where motorcycle Mestico dropped Berlinksi gangs have established near the border in Canada sophisticated hydroponic and had planned to pick him grow operations. While less up after he walked across fierce and much smaller the international line. Their than the Mexican drug destination: Boston. Agents cartels, they pose a threat found printed Google Maps along the northern border. in the car. Drug crews have Intercepted migrants are been found around the usually sent to a prison in border wearing bulletupstate New York, brought resistant vests. Some have before an immigration been known to deploy judge and deported with scouts — lone drivers little fanfare. Smugglers like who appear harmless but De Mestico, who can be paid relay information to their SE AN WALSH several thousand dollars, cohorts about the location may face criminal charges. of agents on duty. De Mestico was sentenced Federal prosecutors this last month to a year on month wrapped up a years-long probation. investigation into 11 Vermont men who lived near the border and were convicted of participating in an international marijuana distribution ring. Not everyone is so easy to nab. Montgomery On a table inside a conference resident Roy room in the Swanton sector “Opie,” McAllister II, headquarters, Pfeifer spread sentenced to 30 months out a series of images in prison, was described captured by a game as the leader of an camera on land that operation that abuts the border. The brought up to images show a man dressed 3,000 kilograms of in a white ghillie suit — a marijuana brought stringy camouflage outfit across the border from the mid that covers the entire body, 2000s until 2013. Federal authorities used by hunters to blend in with seized $600,000 cash, more than 70 the snow — and night-vision

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Lonely Vigil « p.35 guns, 17 vehicles and three real-estate holdings in the case. U.S. District Court Judge Christina Reiss recently told one of the defendants, Robert Patterson of Richford, that he was helping to support dangerous gangs in Québec. “The Canadian connection is problematic because it compromises the border,” Reiss said in a federal courtroom in Burlington. “There are very serious concerns about the area where that marijuana is coming from, how it’s produced, the people involved in it. You’re helping that. You knew where it was coming from.” Court documents and recent testimony did not describe how

‘A Little Overkill’ Congress funded the buildup of Border Patrol agents after September 11, 2001, not to combat refugees or confiscate drugs, but to counter terrorism. To date, the Border Patrol acknowledges it has not captured any terrorists in the Swanton sector. But agents maintain that a poorly policed border would represent an ongoing threat to national security. “You’re on the slash, following footprints in the snow. You don’t know if they’re from someone coming here to live the American dream or destroy the American dream,” Beltran said. “You have to stay alert.” The Border Patrol says its vigilance has made a difference. In fiscal year 2010, agents nabbed 1,412 people who

Roy asked. “I think it’s a joke. The U.S. report to the nearest customs station doesn’t have two nickels to rub together, when they cross the line. and they’re everywhere. I won’t report Miriam Nelson still lives on the anything. I won’t help them. They came road in the tiny home she was born in like the Gestapo. The in 94 years ago. In an border is full of holes. adjoining building, her Unless they build a family ran a general store wall, it’s impossible. that was bisected by the They’d need 500 agents, international border. To shoulder to shoulder. avoid customs violations, It’s unfortunate that we the Nelsons made sure to waste so much money on keep the American goods them and can’t afford to in the south side of the help our own citizens.” D an i el D o lan , store and the Canadian Others are concerned B o rder Pat r o l A g en t goods in the north. about the Border Patrol’s Residents of Norton and buildup. In 2013, the American Civil Stanhope mixed freely, crossing the Liberties Union released a report, border to run errands, socialize and Surveillance on the Northern Border, worship. which warned that the Border Patrol Sometime this summer, Nelson will had brought in sophisticated electronic look out her front window, to the road

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the men smuggled drugs across the border. Pfeifer declined to provide details, beyond saying that the case was a “perfect example” of the drug smuggling cases that agents confront. The Border Patrol boosted snowmobile patrols in 2013, Pfeiffer said, after New Hampshire, in a bid to boost tourism in its economically depressed North Country, opened up 1,000 miles of interconnected snowmobile trails. Some of the trails run right to the border, offering a potential route for drug smugglers. Other methods of ferrying drugs have been used. A couple of years ago, Beltran said, agents in his sector scooped up a bag of marijuana that had been dropped, via helicopter, on a field on the border. Whoever was supposed to pick it up was apparently spooked by a nearby road crew and never came.

were in the country illegally. In 2014, it was 505. Pfeifer attributed the decline to effective “deterrence.” “We’re better at what we do,” he said. But to others, all of that looks like hypervigilance — especially communities in which French-speaking Vermonters grew up crossing the boundary with impunity. A few years ago, Beltran led a Border Patrol effort to close a few roads that ran between Derby Line, Vt., and Stanstead, Québec, neighboring communities that had for decades considered themselves one. The hard feelings linger. Buzzy Roy, a Derby Line pharmacist, became something of a cult hero when he repeatedly walked to Stanstead without reporting to customs and got slapped with a federal criminal charge. He said most locals think the Border Patrol’s presence is unwarranted. “Don’t you think it’s a little overkill?”

surveillance equipment that threatened the civil liberties of Vermonters. The ACLU had sparred with the Border Patrol several years earlier when its officers, who technically have the authority to patrol within 100 miles of an international border, set up occasional checkpoints to question passing drivers in Hartford, some 90 miles from the border. “Today, Vermonters can barely go anywhere without creating a trail of digital information that pinpoints a person’s whereabouts at nearly any time, day after day,” the report said, calling Vermont “a perverse Ground Zero in the accelerating surveillance society.” What’s at ground zero are little places such as Nelson Road, a stretch of pavement in the nearly forgotten town of Norton, population 240, which runs into equally sleepy Stanhope, Québec. A three-foot-high obelisk marks the boundary, and a sign warns drivers to

Border marker in Highgate Springs

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Back in 2006, Mayer was working as a brand strategist for JDK. She recalls breastfeeding her infant daughter and “suffering the indignation of using a breast pump in restrooms while on the road.” That’s when a New York Times article caught her attention. The story, headlined “On the Job, Nursing Mothers Find a 2-Class System,” revealed the starkly different ways Starbucks treated its breastfeeding employees.

At the corporate headquarters in Her coworker Christine Dodson, Seattle, nursing mothers had unlimited JDK’s managing director, was also a access to a “lactation room” where working mom. She, too, identified with the exhaustion and isolathey could pump their tion new mothers often breast milk to store for later use. But baristas feel. “We could all tell weren’t afforded that these stories of misery,” luxury. If they chose to says Dodson of pumping at work and on the go. pump their milk, they Then, in 2010, they had to do it in customer restrooms, keeping got a chance to change track of the minutes the narrative. The newly they were using up. passed Affordable Care Act required businesses “There’s got to be with more than 50 a better way,” Mayer recalls thinking, before employees to provide a writing a letter to private space other than a S as c h a Maye r , Ma m ava C EO Starbucks in which she bathroom for employees to pump, and the time to articulated her view: do it. Mayer and Dodson Breastfeeding should be a right, not a privilege. realized they were on the frontlines of a Mayer’s letter “never went any- movement. JDK’s Michael Jager gave the where,” she says. But her outrage did. duo the green light to focus exclusively At a JDK pitch session, she laid out her on their project, and Mamava was born. idea to create a simple, portable lactation station. got milk? » p.41

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A visit to Mamava’s überhip, openplan office reveals some of the company’s magic. Cofounders Sascha Mayer and Christine Dodson used to work at nowdefunct design firm Jager Di Paola Kemp, and Mamava spun out of JDK; principals Michael Jager and Giovanna Di Paola Jager both own part of the company. Mamava now shares space with JDK’s new iteration, a firm called Solidarity of Unbridled Labour.

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rik Kroncke of Montpelier has the kind of speaking voice you’d expect from a bass singer: so low in pitch it’s impossible to imitate, but fun to try. On a recent afternoon, the 6-foot-2-inch professional rumbles a polite greeting to this reporter at the Spot in Burlington, and then sits down to … a glass of water. Kroncke lost 40 pounds in the past few years and is intent on shedding a few more, he explains. On his smartphone, he pulls up a photo of his formerly rotund self in full costume as Henry VIII in a Houston opera house’s 2011 production of Donizetti’s Anna Bolena. Local audiences wouldn’t recognize the image as the same man who sang in the Opera Company of Middlebury’s Eugene Onegin in 2013, in the role of Prince Gremin; and La Traviata in 2014, as Dr. Grenville. But the 45-year-old isn’t losing weight for health reasons. He is, quite literally, finding his voice. As Vermont’s premier bass opera singer, Kroncke has recently expanded both his singing ability and the kinds of performances he does. The result is that Vermont audiences will likely see and hear more of him in this opera season and beyond. Five years ago, Kroncke began making the transition from singing mostly heavy, stand-and-deliver Wagner repertoire to more nimble Italian roles. The change coincided with a shift in his singing style, from Germanic — “a lot of forced singing,” as Kroncke describes it — to a more limber bel canto style. The initial suggestion that he expand his voice in this way came from Victor DeRenzi, artistic director of the Italianopera-centric Sarasota Opera. DeRenzi worked privately with Kroncke to move his voice toward a more Italian style for performances in Don Carlos and Tosca. “My high notes opened up, and my voice became freer,” Kroncke recalls. “But I didn’t know what I’d done or how to translate that.” So the singer went to work plumbing the technique. Since then, he has explored the new realm of bel canto with vigor, and found a voice teacher to help: Claudia Pinza, daughter of Ezio Pinza, who is often considered the best bass singer who ever lived. Kroncke flies to Pittsburgh two or three

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times a year to consult with Pinza, and studies annually at the summer institute she directs, the Ezio Pinza Council for American Singers of Opera, in Oderzo, Italy. Vermont audiences may have heard the result of Kroncke’s pursuit most recently at the Burlington Choral Society’s fall production of Handel’s oratorio

Solomon, in which he sang the solo part of Levite in an arrestingly nuanced performance. Soprano Mary Bonhag, who sang the solo parts of Solomon’s queen and the First Harlot in that production, recalls, “That was a delightful surprise to hear his voice move so effortlessly through the melismatic passages” — that is, when

multiple notes are sung on a single syllable. “It’s harder for bigger voices to move agilely. And Erik’s always had a very commanding voice, a big instrument — a very rich, rich, rich, deep voice.” Basses are the latest of all singers to develop their voices, and they often stick around the longest. Samuel Ramey, for instance, made his Metropolitan Opera debut at age 42 and has been a regular there for the past 30 years. So it’s natural that Kroncke considers himself to be just now reaching his prime. Yet his search for his true voice has involved more than the usual number of bumps in the road. Along the way, Kroncke was deemed a failed tenor, sang in roles he felt unsuited for and signed on with more than a few opera houses that subsequently went under. Which makes his present state at the top of his game even sweeter. Kroncke’s beginnings as a singer were promising. As a child growing up in rural Colorado, he sang all the time. His parents finally found him an auditioned children’s chorus, in which he was soloing by the age of 10. At 13, he sang in the children’s chorus in a production of Carmen in Colorado Springs. It was a pivotal experience. “I thought, I want to do this,” Kroncke recalls. At 14, he began studying with Martile Rowland, a former Met singer. The trouble began in college. At the University of Colorado Boulder, Kroncke, whose voice had changed but wasn’t yet the bass it would become, trained as a tenor. His top range ended at a high F, a normal tenor’s range, but his voice “got smaller and smaller.” By senior year, on the eve of launching a career, he recalls, “My teacher was saying, ‘I don’t think you’re a singer.’” Kroncke moved around the country during the next decade, obtaining increasingly better advice from each new teacher he encountered. In Boston, he studied at the Longy School of Music of Bard College; in Austin, he found a teacher who “discovered the bottom part of my voice and went, ‘Now, let’s explore this.’” Back in Colorado, another teacher finally declared him a “true bass.” Kroncke felt the force of truth in that pronouncement. When he sang as a tenor, he recalls, “Someone said, ‘You

don’t act like a tenor.’” Tenors, he explains, have “a really strong ego mixed with innocent fearlessness,” a combination that enables them to sing the tenor repertoire’s typically young, heroic roles. “When I found out I was a bass,” Kroncke continues, “I looked at the roles and thought, Oh, that’s me. Most of them are kings and priests and fathers. They fit my personality.” And, he adds, “basses are a lot more laid-back [than tenors], slower. We play older people.” Kroncke’s level of thoughtfulness comes through in his singing. Doug Anderson, artistic director of the Opera Company of Middlebury, says Kroncke “plays beautifully this big, gruff character who’s also very thoughtful and sensitive and intelligent.” As Prince Gremin, Anderson recalls, Kroncke was singing the part of an older, wealthy man who gets the woman — “and yet he brought so much vulnerability to the role, so much warmth and caring.”

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That’s different from many of the basses Anderson auditions in New York, he adds. “You get a lot of basses who are stiff; it’s all about the big voice.” Dick Riley, the Burlington Choral Society’s director, who conducted Solomon, declares of Kroncke that “He was able to create real character intensity” through a character who doesn’t consist of much and “non-flashy music.” (Levite, a brief part, is an omniscient narrator of sorts.) In oratorios, Riley adds, “you often get people who seem anonymous. Erik was able to create real personality.” Riley calls the bass “a firstclass voice.” Kroncke officially launched his career as a bass at the age of 31 in New York City and Connecticut, where

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he lived for seven years. Since then, he has made Vermont his home. His daughter is an eighth grader at the Lake Champlain Waldorf School in Shelburne — Kroncke’s next performance is a benefit concert there — and he met his accompanist-girlfriend, the accomplished pianist Mary Jane Austin, in the Green Mountains. Meanwhile, his career as a professional singer takes him where the work is. Kroncke has sung with the Opera San Jose and with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, among others. He has also signed on for various singing jobs only to find the opera world shrinking. Planned gigs with the recently shuttered Green Mountain Opera Festival are only part of the picture. Kroncke also agreed to sing at New York City Opera before it failed in 2013, at Lyric Opera Virginia before it closed in 2014, and in roles that were dropped for financial reasons at Opera San Jose and elsewhere. As a result, he is adding more oratorios and recitals to his repertoire, including a recent recital sponsored by the Stowe Area Opera Lovers called “Opera in the Snow.” In an ideal world, one where “expensive, expensive” opera is fully funded, Kroncke would have another chance to sing his favorite role, Philippe in Don Carlos. “He’s a really complex character with some fantastic music,” the singer says. He’d also try out his most coveted role, Boris Godunov in Mussorgsky’s eponymous opera. (“It’s just the best role for bass, ever,” he says.) For now, though, Kroncke is pleased as punch, in his laid-back bass way, about the new direction his singing has taken. “It’s lit a spark in me again,” he rumbles. “We’ll see where this goes.” m

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him to become a writer. “[Abbey] wrote in a way that my friends and I talked,” Prentiss tells Seven Days across a windowside table at Bagitos Bagel and Burrito Café in Montpelier. “He was angry about things, he was funny, he was lustful, he was adventurous. Not always the best person, but, for a 21-year-old kid [reading his works], he was alive and full of energy. He also saw the land in a way that made sense to me.” The spine of Finding Abbey’s narrative is Prentiss’ quest for Abbey’s grave, a task the author undertook over several years by conducting interviews and exploring the western locations that had

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Chinese-restaurant Scorpion Bowl, Falernum & Fire, was served flaming. Guests used extra-long straws to sip the nutmeg-spiced rum cocktail. The party drink was such a hit that the restaurant will make it an off-menu specialty, Ware said. It was certainly just the ticket accompanying a single oyster flavored with coconut broth that resembled Thai tom kha soup. Leblond, whose longtime bartender recently left T&C, wasn’t sure what to expect when he began working with Maloney, he said later. But the former teacher proved himself not only as a bartender but as a public speaker, explaining the thought and planning that went into each drink pairing. “I think I liked working with Chris more than the actual event itself,” Leblond said. “People have been asking me about him here in Montréal. Maybe I would even use Chris for future U.S. events. He could become one of our U.S. resident bar chefs.” Leblond’s own version of manifest destiny is never far from his mind. While most chefs are happy to keep their heads down and call themselves “cooks,” he describes himself as being in the entertainment business. “What gets me up in the morning is the emotion and the adrenaline rush I have when I host these parties,” he said. “What really gets me horny is organizing art and entertaining people.”

Leblond will repeat that feat in Vermont before the end of the summer, with an even larger event that he said will be tied to a farm or farms. Hen of the Wood’s chefs will likely be connected, but Leblond also hopes to engage cooks from other Vermont restaurants. The next stops are New York and Boston, where he’s already forging connections; he plans to host a New York dinner before the end of the year. After that will come westward expansion. “Give me a year, and I’ll be surfing in Hawaii,” Leblond vowed. For his part, Ware said he hopes to collaborate in the future with more Montréal chefs. He and his team have struck up friendships with the crew at Joe Beef, and the owner of gastropub Hôtel Herman will be married at the Waterbury restaurant this summer. Ware said that, with only an hour and 45 minutes between Burlington and Montréal, he sees more cross-pollination on the horizon. “We love that connection between Burlington and Montréal. Five years ago, everyone hated that connection. Now people just want to come here,” he said, noting that more sophisticated Vermont restaurants mean more foodfocused Québec visitors. But are Vermonters ready for haute Montréal cuisine? ArtsRiot co-owner PJ McHenry thinks the T&C dinner proved they are. When his party of seven saw the party hearty

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create his own version. “At one point a week or two prior, he said, ‘Let’s re-create the forest that you live in,’” LeStourgeon recalled later. “I kept pitching him ideas, and he kept saying, ‘I’m not worried about it. I trust you.’” LeStourgeon borrowed vintage cake stands from acquaintances and filled them with candy-colored confections. A pastelpink flower cake blended orange blossom, honey, vanilla and rose. A rich chocolate one was covered in pine-needle buttercream. There was Black Forest cake, too. As the music blipped in the background, LeStourgeon and Leblond tore apart the cakes — smashing them and barraging them with cherries, candied violets and meringues that exploded like bombs as they hit the table. When the song was over, guests were invited to dig into the destruction with their bare hands. And so the T&C show drew to an appropriately punk-rock close. It may have been just the right combination of culinary excellence and P.T. Barnum-style drama to show Vermont a new way to dine. m Contact: alice@sevendaysvt.com

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SD: How has the industry changed since those days — locally and around the country? JK: It all started with Catamount [Brewery] and VPB. To see how much it’s grown since then, it’s just a tremendous change. But they laid a lot of the groundwork for guys like me. And then Jen and I laid a ton of groundwork for a lot of people that came after us. I mean, Waterbury itself was … people told us we were crazy to open our pub there. But we saw the potential; we knew. We knew what we were going to create, and we knew that people would be attracted to it. People say it’s a hard environment to be in now, but at the same time, [brewers have] never had more of a chance to hit the ground running than [they] do now. With the knowledge that’s out there, with the acceptance by society, all of those things. At the same time, it’s very difficult; the bar has been set very high. So people have standards they have to live up to right out of the gate. SD: You spent most of your career making beer in brewpubs. Do you miss working in a community setting? Working with food? JK: Nope, we don’t miss the restaurant business — at all. The only thing we miss is that sense of community — to see people coming in, having a good time. But, really, you so rarely had the chance to kick back and enjoy that because you were just working your brains out all the time. No, our lifestyle has never been better than it is now. I would never, ever go back into the restaurant business. THAT’S HEADY

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SD: Let’s go back a bit. How did you get into brewing? JK: Oh, boy. I discovered home brewing in college [at Pennsylvania State University]. I got my

SD: What’s something important you learned from Greg Noonan? JK: You couldn’t even put it into words. Greg was ... a great friend and an unbelievable mentor. He just taught us so much. He taught us how be smart; how to work for ourselves; how make smart financial decisions and not get overextended so we could always remain sole proprietors. Even now, we don’t have investors. Every time Jen and I have put our heads on the chopping block, we parlay that into the next time we put our heads on the block. Greg taught us how to not spend money we don’t have. [Noonan died in 2009.]

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SD: In terms of the beer, will the extra space allow you to explore things when it comes to brewing? JK: The sky’s the limit, really. We don’t have anything to prove, with brewing. I spent years at the pub making every style under the sun, and that’s fun and all, but really we’re going to focus on certain beers, and we’re going to continue to do them perfectly.

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n 1994, John Kimmich moved from Pittsburgh, Pa., to Vermont with his sights set on working for Greg Noonan at Burlington’s Vermont Pub & Brewery. By late 1995, Kimmich was brewing at that pub, where he met his wife and partner, Jen Kimmich. Eight years later, the couple opened the Alchemist Pub and Brewery in downtown Waterbury. It quickly became a local favorite, known for fine, locally sourced food and a bangin’ beer selection, including a big, hoppy double IPA called Heady Topper. And then, in August 2011, Tropical Storm Irene washed it all away. The Kimmiches didn’t reopen the pub. Instead, they sold cans of Heady Topper and occasional other brews from the Alchemist Cannery and Tasting Room a few miles away. As the beer’s popularity grew, thirsty hopheads — and their cars — filed into lines leading to the brewery, causing traffic and headaches for local commuters. In November 2013, the couple closed the retail space and set about finding a new location that could handle the visitor volume. They found a site in Stowe and, after a long wait, the new brewery and retail space cleared its final Act 250 hurdle in late April. John Kimmich plans to brew 9,000 barrels of beer (mostly Focal Banger, an IPA; and Beelzebub, an imperial stout) per year in the 16,000-square-foot space, in addition to 9,000 barrels of Heady Topper at the Waterbury brewery. The Kimmiches say they plan to break ground later this month and hope to open their new retail space in summer 2016. Last week, Seven Days caught up with John Kimmich about Heady mania, working with Noonan and the audacity of making a “Vermontstyle IPA.”

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SD: We’re just starting to see Focal Banger at restaurants. Will that be going out on retail at all? JK: We’ve been canning that for about a year and selling it at truck sales. But we just recently got the printed can with the approved federal labels, so now it can go out. SD: Why limit distribution to within 20-odd miles of the brewery? JK: Because we can’t even cover that much of the state. We limit everybody that gets our beer as it is, and we only hit those accounts. We put ourselves through a tremendous amount of effort and work just to spread it the way we do. That was a conscious decision; we could have taken it to four big distributors and dumped it all there. But that’s just not our style or the way we think. We realized that, for those two years when we don’t have [our own] retail [outlet], we could spread that out to a lot of mom-and-pops who will really benefit from having our beer. SD: A lot of newer double IPAs have been compared to Heady topper; some are even labeled “the new Heady topper.” Thoughts? JK: I don’t know. It’s not a bad position to be in. To be a unique example of the style, what else could you want? Let them try to imitate. There is no greater form of flattery. cOurtesy OF the alchemist

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SD: Anything in particular you’re looking forward to for the summer of 2015? JK: Sun? Instead of endless gray skies? Well, I’m getting my old sour project back up and running after having been wiped out in the flood, so that’s all exciting stuff, but that more than anything is for our own entertainment. That’s just a side project to have fun and to break up the day-to-day. m

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SD: What would you say to people who are jumping in and opening a brewery? JK: So many young guys are pretty much starting their brewing career by opening their own place. Whatever. They can take whatever path they want.

SD: What would you like to see more of? JK: Just quality. And it’s not just Vermont; it’s everywhere. People just think they automatically make great beer because their friends tell them they make great beer. I think there’s a tremendous amount of ego coming into it as the younger generation hits. Of course, I don’t want to sound like I’m some old man, but it’s true. I see a lot of hipster doofuses trying to get into the brewing industry, and they just want the glory. They see this scene. Like it’s a thing to be, like, Ooh, I’m a brewer. That’s a weird way to get into anything. But, whatever, that translates loud and clear to people; that stuff takes care of itself.

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It’s not the path I would have taken or did take, or the path I’d recommend, but hey, it is what it is. If your dad’s going to lay some big fat cash on you and you want to go out and open a brewery, good luck.

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GARDENING WITH LIMITED SPACE: Jim Gorman outlines ways to achieve success with containers, alternative planting and portable greenhouses. City Market/Onion River Co-op, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. $5-10; preregister; limited space. Info, 861-9700.

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'REINVENTING YOUR CAREER' PANEL DISCUSSION: Attendees envision an entrepreneurial lifestyle, thanks to a lineup of Vermont's top female entrepreneurs. Multipurpose Room, Community College of Vermont, Rutland, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Free; preregister; bring a bag lunch. Info, wpdcofr@gmail.com.

community

PEER SUPPORT CIRCLE: Participants converse freely in a confidential space without giving advice or solving problems. The Wellness Co-op, Burlington, 5-6 p.m. Free. Info, 777-8602. VERMONT HISTORY DAY PRESENTATIONS: Local students present research projects inspired by the theme "Leadership and Legacy in History." Milton Historical Museum, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 363-2598.

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

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TECH HELP WITH CLIF: Folks develop skill sets applicable to smartphones, tablets and more. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 1-2 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955. VALLEY NIGHT FEATURING MATT SCHRAG: Locals gather for this weekly bash of craft ales, movies and live music. Big Picture Theater and Café, Waitsfield, 7-9:30 p.m. $5 suggested donation; $2 drafts. Info, 496-8994.

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'AFTER WINTER, SPRING': Judith Lit's awardwinning documentary highlights farms in Périgord, France, a region continuously cultivated for more than 5,000 years. A reception and discussion follow. Partial proceeds benefit NOFA-VT. Merrill's Roxy Cinema, Burlington, 7 p.m. $12-15. Info, 434-4122. 'CHEF': A burned-out chef attempts to reconnect with his passion for cooking and his family by starting a food truck in this 2014 drama, presented by the Rutland Area Farm and Food Link. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 417-1528. CLASSIC FILM NIGHT: Cinephiles screen a memorable movie with Tom Blachly and Rick Winston. Call for details. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

food & drink

SPAGHETTI DINNER: Diners fill up on plates of pasta, sauce, salad, bread and dessert. Proceeds benefit the center's services and programs. CarePartners Adult Day Center, St. Albans, 5-7 p.m. $5-8. Info, 527-0548.

BALKAN FOLK DANCING: Louise Brill and friends organize people into lines and circles set to complex rhythms. No partner necessary. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 7:30-10:30 p.m. $6; bring snacks to share. Info, 540-1020.

COMMUNITY NIGHT: Carnivores dine on brisket and other barbecue fare in support of the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program. Partial proceeds from the evening's sales are donated. Bluebird Barbecue, Burlington, 4:30-9 p.m. Cost of food and drink; preregister. Info, 448-3070.

'TAKING FLIGHT': Dancers interpret experimental works by emerging Middlebury College choreographers. Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168.

environment

COMPOST AWARENESS WEEK: Facility tours and workshops demonstrate how food scraps and lawn trimmings transform into viable soil. Green Mountain Compost, Williston, 5-6 p.m. Free. Info, 872-8100, ext. 234.

health & fitness

BECOMING TOBACCO FREE: A treatment specialist offers structure and support to those looking to kick the habit. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 11 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 847-2278. BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC: A nurse from Support and Services at Home helps folks ages 50 and up get an accurate reading and discover ways to embrace a healthy lifestyle. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 9 a.m.-noon. Free; first come, first served. Info, 223-2518.

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COFFEE TASTING: Sips of Counter Culture Coffee prompt side-by-side comparisons of different regional blends. Maglianero Café, Burlington, noon. Free. Info, 617-331-1276, corey@maglianero.com.

AFROLATIN PARTY: Dancers ages 18 and up get down to the kizomba, kuduro and kompa with DsantosVT. Zen Lounge, Burlington, lesson, 7:158:15 p.m.; party, 8:15-10 p.m. $6-12; free for party. Info, 227-2572.

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

On their own, violinist Jaime Laredo and cellist Sharon Robinson are standout performers, each having earned multiple awards and Grammy nominations. As the Laredo/ Robinson Duo, the husband and wife present a memorable musical evening. The internationally recognized chamber musicians let their chemistry shine when making their Chandler Music Hall debut. They present a program of violin-cello duets by Mozart, Zoltán Kodály, Johann Halvorsen and Erwin Schulhoff. After the final note is played, music lovers head to a post-show reception, where they can connect with Laredo and Robinson offstage.

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magine a post-apocalyptic world dominated by machines and flying unicycles. Such a scenario exists in Pedal Punk, the latest show from Cirque Mechanics. Inspired by steampunk culture and the BMX biking roots of the troupe’s founder, Chris Lashua, the awe-inspiring act travels into a land dominated by wheels — 90 of them, to be exact. An industrial set holds up a mirror to our technology-obsessed society, while playful performers ride bicycles of all shapes and sizes — including the 3,000-pound Gantry Bike. The result is a synergy between man and machine that takes storytelling in new directions.

MAY 8-12 | MUSIC Ring Tone No time for international travel? The Northern Bronze Handbell Ensemble offers a sonic alternative in “Bells ’Round the World.” The troupe spans the globe with pieces from Wales, Africa, Russia and other locales alongside familiar favorites such as “What a Wonderful World.” Compositions from 11 countries reflect the range and artistry of handbell music and the versatility of NBHE members. Founded in 2002, the group performs throughout New England, introducing folks to handbells one ring at a time. Local listeners get the opportunity to hear this unique sound at four area concerts.

NORTHERN BRONZE HANDBELL ENSEMBLE Friday, May 8, 7-8:30 p.m., at Richmond Free Library; Saturday, May 9, 7-8:30 p.m., at College Street Congregational Church in Burlington; Sunday, May 10, 3-4:30 p.m., at Holley Hall in Bristol; Tuesday, May 12, 7-8:30 p.m., at First Congregational Church of Essex Junction. $10-12. Info, 372-5415. northernbronze.org

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Saturday, May 9, 8 p.m., at Paramount Theatre in Rutland. $29.75-39.75. Info, 775-0903. paramountvt.org. Sunday, May 10, 7 p.m. at Flynn MainStage in Burlington. $15-47. Info, 863-5966. flynntix.org

Friday, May 8, 8 p.m.; Saturday, May 9, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., at Hardwick Town House. $5-15. Info, 472-1387. vermontvaudeville.com

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How does vaudeville figure into our fast-paced digital age? The performers in Vermont Vaudeville answer this inquiry with an ode to the variety shows of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Founded by Rose Friedman, Justin Lander, and Maya and Brent McCoy, the Northeast Kingdom-based troupe transports audiences back to simpler times with a hilarious, family-friendly show. Comedy and circus skills interweave with live music from a house band, proving that old-time entertainment has staying power. Keep an eye out for special guests: acrobat Olivia Weinstein and worldfamous flexible comedian Jonathan Burns.

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r.I.p.p.e.D.: Resistance, intervals, power, plyometrics, endurance and diet define this high-intensity physical-fitness program. North End Studio A, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. $10. Info, 578-9243. 15 Center St. Burlington, VT 05401 802.862.9647 // www.dailyplanetvt.com

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DorothY CanFIelD FIsher Book DIsCussIon: Readers ages 8 through 11 weigh in on Kate Milford's Greenglass House. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660. meet roCkIn' ron the FrIenDlY pIrate: Aargh, matey! Kiddos channel the hooligans of the sea during music, games and activities. Buttered Noodles, Williston, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 764-1810.

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mIChael northrop: The famed author signs copies of his latest release, TombQuest 2: Amulet Keepers. Flying Pig Books, Shelburne, 12:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 985-3999.

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storY tIme & plaYgroup: Engaging narratives pave the way for art, nature and cooking projects. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 426-3581. storY tIme For 3- to 5-Year-olDs: Preschoolers stretch their reading skills through activities involving puppets and books. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

language

englIsh as a seConD language Class: Beginners better their vocabulary. Pickering Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. german-englIsh ConversatIon group: Community members practice conversing auf Deutsch. Local History Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. IntermeDIate/aDvanCeD englIsh as a seConD language Class: Students sharpen grammar and conversational skills. Administration Office, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

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guItar ensemBle ConCert: Michael Fratino directs SUNY Plattsburgh students in a varied program. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-564-3095. Johnson state College ensemBles: A spirited show highlights tunes from around the globe. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1476.

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slow moneY vermont entrepreneur showCase: Locavores network with entrepreneurs, investors and service providers dedicated to the business of sustainable food systems. Hotel Coolidge, White River Junction, 5:30-8:30 p.m. $20; preregister; limited space. Info, slowmoneyvt@ gmail.com.

CurtIs B. Johnson: The architectural historian talks shop in "The Buildings of Rutland." Rutland Free Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 773-1860.

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DavID maCaulaY: The award-winning author and illustrator of The Way Things Work discusses his creative process in "Life in the Studio." Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 334-7902.

olD north enD Clean up: Integrated Arts Academy second graders lead the way in an effort to clear the neighborhood of trash and debris. Meet at the top of the Burlington Bike Path. 427 Manhattan Drive, Burlington, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 917-1455.

Carlo D'este: In "A Historian's Reflections on War," the Vietnam veteran and author considers the personal and global effects of combat. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

JIm koehneke: Drawing on decades of experience, the life coach and author presents "Is Life Calling You to Greater Meaning and Purpose?: How to Get Ready to Hear Your Call." Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 857-5641. nanCY nahra: Take flight! Amelia Earhart's often-overlooked aviation and literary accomplishments pilot a presentation by the Champlain College professor. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291.

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vermont wooDworkIng sChool open house: A tour of the 15,000-square-foot facility introduces potential students to state-of-the art equipment. Vermont Woodworking School, Fairfax, 4:307:30 p.m. Free. Info, 849-2013.

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'Banana lanD: BlooD, Bullets anD poIson': Jason Glaser's documentary goes susan aCkerman: Evaluating beyond the fruit bowl to examine traditional and contemporary violence, social upheaval and interpretations of the Garden of ti oN pesticide poisoning among Central AT Eden, the Dartmouth College profesAl FN O th American farm workers. Merrill's Roxy SY EAt sor rethinks common assumptions r E l iV E | C O U RT E Cinema, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $10 suggested about Eve. Norwich Congregational Church, donation. Info, 863-2345, ext. 3. 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 649-1184. NA

Calling all herbalists, farmers and plant lovers! Launch into summer with Melanie and Jeff Carpenter, as well as special guest Rosemary Gladstar. Cosponsors Zack Woods Herb Farm, Urban Moonshine and City Market will join us in celebrating with prizes, a bitters tasting, and light fare. Seating is limited. Ticketed event.

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THU 28 ORGANIC MEDICINAL HERB FARMER 7PM *BOOK LAUNCH*

programs For presChoolers: Stories and hands-on activities teach little ones ages 3 and up about life on the farm. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 9-10:30 a.m. $3-5; preregister; limited space. Info, 457-2355.

Queen CItY memorY CaFé: People with memory loss connect with their caregivers over coffee, conversation and entertainment. Thayer House, Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 800-272-3900.

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women's pICkup BasketBall: Drive to the hoop! Ladies hit the court for a weekly game. See meetup.com for details. Hunt Middle School, Burlington, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, carmengeorgevt@gmail.com.

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mIDDle sChool planners & helpers: Lit lovers in grades 6 to 8 plan cool projects for the library. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

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tangoFlow!: Creator Cathy Salmons leads students in a customized blend of Argentine tango, ballet, modern dance and body awareness. North End Studio A, Burlington, 7 p.m. $15. Info, 345-6687.

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

ChamplaIn CommunItY servICes BeneFIt auCtIon & DInner: More than 100 donated items are up for bid at the 10th annual fundraiser for CCS programs. Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center, South Burlington, 6 p.m. $40; $75 per couple. Info, 655-0511, ext. 125.

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gentle/moDerate Yoga: Simple stretches give way to a healing sound meditation in a rejuvenating class. Yarn and Yoga, Bristol, 6-7:15 p.m. $12. Info, 453-7799.

vermont all state musICal FestIval: More than 400 high school students lend their talents to jazz, band, orchestra and choral performances. Middlebury Union High School, 6 p.m. $6-10. Info, vtallstate@gmail.com.

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FItness Boot Camp: Participants improve strength, agility, endurance and cardiovascular fitness with interval training. Holley Hall, Bristol, 6-7 p.m. $10. Info, ginger54@sover.net.

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Drop-In Yoga: Yogis hit the mat for a Hatha class led by Betty Molnar. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 264-5660.

song CIrCle: Music lovers convene for an acoustic session of popular folk tunes. Godnick Adult Center, Rutland, 7:15-9:15 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, 775-1182.

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'the mountaIntop': A chance meeting between a motel maid and Martin Luther King Jr. the evening before his assassination propels the Olivier Award-winning drama, presented by Vermont Stage Company. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $28.80-37.50. Info, 863-5966.

CommunItY mInDFulness: Folks relieve stress and tension with a 20-minute guided practice led by Andrea O'Connor. Tea and a discussion follow. Winooski Senior Center, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 233-1161.

JIm Cooke: The actor brings the presidential past into the present in Calvin Coolidge: More Than Two Words. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

'rIngIng Down the CurtaIn': SUNY Plattsburgh theater and dance students culminate their studies in a joint performance. Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7 p.m. Free. Info, 518-564-3095.

words

CreatIve wrItIng workshop: Lit lovers analyze works-in-progress penned by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 22 Church St., Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104. h. nICholas muller III: The coauthor of Inventing Ethan Allen poses serious questions about the historical figure's personal and political motives. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4095. poetrY CIrCle: Poet Ina Anderson leads an evening of shared stanzas. Bradford Public Library, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 222-4536.

BegInner taI ChI For health & BalanCe: A weekly yang short-form series winds down with a seated breathing meditation. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 7:15-8:45 p.m. $25 per series; preregister. Info, 978-424-7968.

FItness Boot Camp: See WED.6, Cornwall Town Hall, 10:30-11:30 a.m. $10. Info, 343-7160. Forza: the samuraI sworD workout: Students sculpt lean muscles and gain mental focus when using wooden replicas of the weapon. North End Studio A, Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $10. Info, 578-9243. the role oF proteIns In nutrItIon anD health: Chiropractor Gregory Giasson outlines how the body digests, absorbs and utilizes proteins. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-8000, ext. 202. vInYasa Flow: An open-level community class stretches the body, mind and spirit. Yoga Roots, Shelburne, 4-5:15 p.m. Donations. Info, 985-0090.

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Be'tween' the ClassICs: reaD alouD For teens: Lit lovers ages 12 through 15 take advantage of an age-appropriate story time. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

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InspIre CurIosIty WIth CurIous GeorGe: Little ones monkey around with the title character from H.A. and Margret Rey's popular children's book series. Phoenix Books, Essex, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 872-7111. JuDA hebreW sChool of the Arts open house: Families check out the after-school program over barbecue fare, kids activities and crafts. Chabad of Vermont, Burlington, 3:30-5:15 p.m. Free. Info, 658-5770. leGo Club: Brightly colored interlocking blocks inspire young minds. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660. MIDDlebury presChool story tIMe: Tots master early-literacy skills through tales, rhymes and songs. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 388-4095. pJ story hour: Wee ones dress for bed and wind down with tales and crafts. Fairfax Community Library, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 849-2420. plAInfIelD presChool story tIMe: Children ages 2 through 5 discover the magic of literature. Cutler Memorial Library, Plainfield, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 454-8504. presChool MusIC: Kiddos have fun with song and dance. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. presChool story tIMe: Captivating narratives pave the way for crafts and activities for youngsters ages 3 through 6. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10:30-11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 264-5660. spAnIsh MusICAl KIDs: Amigos ages 1 to 5 learn Latin American songs and games with Constancia G贸mez, a native Argentinian. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. yoGA WIth DAnIelle: Toddlers and preschoolers strike a pose, then share stories and songs. Buttered Noodles, Williston, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 764-1810.

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one WorlD lIbrAry proJeCt: John Wetzel of Stone Leaf Tea recounts his travels to China during a sipping session dedicated to the country's famed green teas. Lawrence Memorial Library, Bristol, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 453-2366.

theater

'the MountAIntop': See WED.6. nAtIonAl theAtre lIVe: A broadcast production of Behind the Beautiful Forevers transports viewers to the slums on the outskirts of Mumbai, India. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $23. Info, 603-646-2422. 'rInGInG DoWn the CurtAIn': See WED.6. 'treAsure IslAnD': Murder and mayhem on the high seas propel Lost Nation Theater's adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's tale of buccaneers and buried gold. Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, 7 p.m. $10-60. Info, 229-0492.

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GeeK MountAIn stAte booK Club: Sci-fi fans chat about Cixin Liu's The Three Body Problem. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 985-5124. MelIssA pAsAnen: Award-winning cheeses, yogurts and butters flavor palate-pleasing recipes featured in The Cabot Creamery Cookbook. Flying Pig Books, Shelburne, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 985-3999. ron Krupp: The master gardener gets green thumbs psyched for the growing season with The Woodchuck Returns to Gardening. Waterbury Public Library, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036. storIes tolD lIVe: An orAl storytellInG WorKshop: Wordsmiths join Gin Ferrara in a Moth-style exploration of telling tales live onstage. 22 Church St., Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

MAnDArIn ChInese ClAss: Linguistics lovers practice the dialect spoken throughout northern and southwestern China. Agape Community Church, South Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 503-2037.

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plAuDerstunDe: Conversationalists with a basic knowledge of the German language test out their vocabulary over lunch. Zen Gardens, South Burlington, noon. Free; cost of food. Info, 862-1677.

'to: the north KoreAn people': A presentation by Liberty in North Korea details an initiative to send personalized messages to those disempowered by the political unrest surrounding their country. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345.

music

sInfonIA ChAMber ConCert: Elizabeth Gorevic conducts SUNY Plattsburgh performers in an end-of-semester show. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-564-3095.

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ADAne KebebeW & tADeleCh AssefefA: The Ethiopian educators reflect on their experiences with the Willowell Foundation's Ethiopia teacher exchange program. Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 453-6195.

orChArD sChool tAG sAle: Thrifty shoppers delight in an exchange of household goods, toys and clothing. Orchard School, South Burlington, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7300. tAG & bAKe sAle: Gently used items and homemade treats satisfy shoppers. Waterbury Center Community Church, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 244-8089.

community

feAst toGether or feAst to Go: Senior citizens and their guests chat over a shared meal. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, noon-1 p.m. $7-9; preregister. Info, 262-6288. frAnKlIn County reGIonAl ChAMber of CoMMerCe AWArDs DInner: Bob Arnot keynotes an assembly of local leaders, who dine on catered fare and recognize the achievements of their peers. American Legion, St. Albans, 5-9 p.m. $45; preregister. Info, 524-2444. hoMe shAre noW InforMAtIon sessIon: Locals get up-to-date details on home-sharing opportunities in central Vermont. Capstone Community Action, Barre, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 479-8544.

dance

bAllrooM & lAtIn DAnCInG: ChA-ChA: Samir Elabd leads choreographed steps for singles and couples. No partner or experience required. Jazzercize Studio, Williston, introductory lesson, 7-8 p.m.; dance, 8-10 p.m. $6-14. Info, 862-2269. FRI.8

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M.A.G.I.C.: MAsCulInIty AnD GenDer IDentIty ConVersAtIon: Open sharing encourages attendees to find common ground. The Wellness Co-op, Burlington, 2-3 p.m. Free. Info, 888-492-8218.

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unIteD In hArMony A CAppellA CoMpetItIon: Local vocalists belt out pitch-perfect tunes as they compete for cash prizes in front of a panel of judges. Middlebury Town Hall Theater, 7-9:30 p.m. $15-35. Info, 382-9222.

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middleburY College observaTorY open House: Clear skies at night mean viewers' delight when telescope users observe celestial happenings. McCardell Bicentennial Hall, Middlebury College, 9-10:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-2266.

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projeCT Trio: The acclaimed threesome pushes the limits of chamber music with an ambitious, genre-defying repertoire. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y., 8 p.m. $10-15. Info, 518-523-2512. sloW jam WiTH WoodburY sTrings: Sarah Hotchkiss and John Mowad use fiddle tunes to teach chords and melodies to beginner and intermediate folk musicians. Kids under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. North End Studio C, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, 223-8945. THeTFord CHamber singers: Vocalists lend their powerful pipes to selections from Poulenc, Mendelssohn, Aretha Franklin and others in "Holding On Through Hard Times." North Universalist Chapel, Woodstock, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $8-15. Info, thetfordchambersingers@gmail.com.

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bird Walk: Avian enthusiasts M ll check out feathered fliers on a pastoOF EwiS Y S | COURTE laugHTer Yoga: Breathe, clap, chant ral stroll. Oakledge Park, Burlington, 8 a.m. and giggle! Participants reduce stress with this Free. Info, 658-1414. playful practice. Bring personal water. The Wellness spring migraTion bird Walk: Birders head to Co-op, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 999-7373. habitat hot spots to search for signs of warblers, waterfowl and other species. North Branch Nature kids Center, Montpelier, 7-8:30 a.m. $10; free for NBNC dungeons & dragons: Imaginative XP earners members. Info, 229-6206. in grades 6 and up exercise their problem-solving skills in battles and adventures. Brownell Library, theater Essex Junction, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. 'eurYdiCe': Aerial silks, shadow puppetry and earlY-bird maTH: One plus one equals fun! live music put a modern twist on the classic myth Youngsters and their caregivers gain exposure to "Orpheus and Eurydice." Montpelier City Hall mathematics through books, songs and games. Auditorium, 8-10 p.m. $10-60. Info, 229-0492. Richmond Free Library, 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 'love, sex and THe i.r.s.': When the Internal 434-3036. Revenue Service discovers their fraudulent tax remusiC WiTH roberT: Sing-alongs with Robert turns, two out-of-work musicians must face the music Resnik hit all the right notes. Daycare programs in this St. Johnsbury Players production. Auditorium, welcome with one caregiver for every two children. St. Johnsbury School, 7:30 p.m. $7-10. Info, 748-2600. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30-11 a.m. 'THe mounTainTop': See WED.6. Free; groups must preregister. Info, 865-7216. 'THe plaY's THe THing': After overhearing comprosongs & sTories WiTH maTTHeW: Matthew mising bedroom conversation, a writer tries to pass Witten helps children start the day with tunes off it as original dialogue in P.G. Wodehouse's comedy, and tales of adventure. Brownell Library, Essex staged by the Lamoille County Players. Hyde Park Junction, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. Opera House, 7-9:30 p.m. $10-18. Info, 888-4507. sTories WiTH megan: Engaging narratives spielpalasT CabareT: A raucous house enthrall budding bookworms ages 2 through 5. orchestra keeps the beat during an evening of Robert Miller Community & Recreation Center, ever-evolving theatrics, complete with burlesque Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. beauties and naughty numbers. Main Street Teen advisorY board: Teens in grades 9 Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 8-10 through 12 gather to plan library programs. Yes, p.m. $30-35. Info, 863-5966. there will be snacks. Brownell Library, Essex vermonT vaudeville: The Northeast Kingdom Junction, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. troupe brings a unique combination of comedy, circus arts and music to the stage. See calendar spotlight. lgbtq Hardwick Town House, 8 p.m. $5-15. Info, 472-1387. pride CenTer oF vermonT lgbTQa CommuniTY CelebraTion: Cocktails, catered fare, and live and silent auctions give way to the Vermont Pride Awards. ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center/Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 6-9:30 p.m. $32. Info, 860-7812. U

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paul leWis: A program of Beethoven's final piano sonatas highlights the pianist's mastery of the ivory keys. Middlebury College professor Greg Vitercik offers a preperformance lecture in Room 221 at 7:15 p.m. Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. $6-25; limited space. Info, 443-3168.

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imagine no malaria beneFiT ConCerT: Toe-tapping tunes from the Dixie Six Jazz Band support an international fundraising effort to eradicate the disease. Grace Methodist Church, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Donations. Info, 878-8071.

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Young TradiTion Weekend: ConTra danCe: Clayton Clemetson and Audrey Budington dole out live tunes while Quena Crain calls the steps at a shindig hosted by Queen City Contras. Shelburne Town Hall, 8-11 p.m. $8. Info, 223-5293.

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DAy in The DirT: Green thumbs prep public plots for spring planting, then unwind with lunch and prizes. See vcgn.org for details. Various Burlington locations, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $25 minimum donation; preregister; limited space. Info, 861-4769. PlAnT & BAke SAle: Homemade treats sweeten the deal when horticulturalists browse annuals and perennials. United Church of Hinesburg, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Prices vary. Info, 482-3352. Working WooDlAnDS WorkShoP: A naturalistled trek introduces nature lovers to trilliums, trout lilies and other spring wildflowers. Forest Center, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Woodstock, 9-11 a.m. Free. Info, 457-3368, ext. 22.

bazaars

hineSBurg yArD SAle: Bargain seekers grab maps, then seek out secondhand treasures at this 19th annual town-wide affair. Hinesburg Fire Department, 8 a.m. Free. Info, 482-2281. orchArD School TAg SAle: See FRI.8, 8 a.m.2 p.m. TAg & BAke SAle: See FRI.8, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

comedy

SPring comeDy BASh: Local jokesters deliver sidesplitting material at a benefit for the Bellwether School. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 8-10 p.m. $15-18. Info, 863-4839.

community

The cenTer for AmericA'S firST horSe VolunTeer DAy: Equine lovers pitch in during a fun-filled day of chores and carpentry projects. The Center for America's First Horse, Johnson, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 730-5400. monTPelier memory cAfé: People with memory loss connect with their caregivers over music, movement and interactive games. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 10-11:30 a.m. Donations. Info, 223-2518. A WAlk for SighT: Participants make strides for the visually impaired at a walk-a-thon hosted by local Lions Club charities. Various locations statewide, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Donations. Info, vt.lions. charities@aol.com.

croP for The cure: Scrapbook enthusiasts and vendors gather to share ideas, learn new techniques and work on current projects. Proceeds benefit cancer research. Seton Academy, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 9 a.m.-9 p.m. $45 includes meals. Info, 518-562-0124.

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DeVil'S BoWl SPeeDWAy fAn feSTiVAl: Hot wheels! Racing fans check out cars and mingle with drivers at a preview to the season opener. Center Street, Rutland, 9 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 265-3112.

WorlD fAir TrADe DAy celeBrATion: Live music from Jeh Kulu, good eats and kids activities promote socially conscious consumerism. Burlington City Hall Park, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345.

film

gloBAl lABor film feSTiVAl: Screenings of the documentaries Fasanella and Brother Outsider honor artist Ralph Fasanella and Civil Rights leader Bayard Rustin, respectively. Old Labor Hall, Barre, 5-6:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 479-5600. moVie & mArgAriTA nighT: Cinema hounds kick back with cocktails while screening a flick. Call for details. Espresso Bueno, Barre, 7 p.m. Free; $6 drinks. Info, 479-0896.

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'The ShooTing PArTy': Period costumes are encouraged when cinephiles screen preserved 16mm footage of the 1985 film adaptation of Isabel Colegate's eponynmous novel. Newman Center, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, serious_61@yahoo.com.

food & drink

BeTTy'S Beer feST: See FRI.8, 1-5 p.m. cAPiTAl ciTy fArmerS mArkeT: Meats and cheeses join farm-fresh produce, baked goods, and locally made arts and crafts throughout the growing season. 60 State Street, Montpelier, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-2958. chocolATe TASTing: Chocoholics sample confections and discover the steps involved in evaluating flavor profiles. Lake Champlain Chocolates Factory Store & Café, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 864-1807. chocolATe-mAking WorkShoP: Sweets lovers ages 12 and up tempt their tastebuds in a hands-on session dedicated to truffles. Fairfax Community Library, 10 a.m.-noon. $5; preregister. Info, 849-2420. roAST Pork SuPPer: Families feast on a spread of pork, mashed potatoes, stuffing, vegetables, applesauce and dessert, served buffet-style. Vergennes United Methodist Church, 5-6:30 p.m. $5-9; takeout available. Info, 877-3150.

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ruTlAnD ArchiTecTure WAlk: Architectural historian Curtis B. Johnson leads a stroll through the city's hill section. Rutland Free Library, 1-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 773-1860.

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hArry BliSS: The celebrated cartoonist entertains budding bookworms with Grandma in Blue With Red Hat. Phoenix Books, Burlington, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 448-3350.

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reVoluTionAry WAr commemorATiVe cAnnon: Clad in period threads, colonial militia haul a cannon down Church Street to honor the Green Mountain Boys' capture of Fort Ticonderoga. Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-4556.

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norWich conTrA DAnce: Folks in clean-soled shoes move to tunes by Northern Spy and calling by David Millstone. Tracy Hall, Norwich, workshop, 7:45 p.m.; dance, 8 p.m. $5-8; free for kids under 16; by donation for seniors. Info, 785-4607.

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Kids day: A parade down Main Street kicks off this daylong fête featuring games, activities, good eats and performances. Waterfront Park, Burlington, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. Middlebury saturday story tiMe: Captivating narratives arrest the attention of young ’uns. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10:3011 a.m. Free. Info, 388-4095.

story explorers: birds: Tykes learn about feathered fliers with a reading of Priscilla Belz Jenkins' Nest Full of Eggs and themed tunes. ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center/Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free with admission, $10.50-13.50. Info, 877-324-6386.

northern Forest canoe trail Freshet Fest: Paddlers break out the canoes and kayaks for a day on the river. Live music and presentations follow at Splash at the Boathouse. Call for details. Various Chittenden County locations, 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. $22-27. Info, 540-0319.

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sprinG trail WorK: Nature lovers ready the Long Trail for the hiking season. Contact trip leader for details. Richmond Park and Ride, 8:30 a.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 879-1457 or 862-3941.

alliance Française conversation Group lunch: French speakers chat en français over a midday meal. La Villa Bistro & Pizzeria, Shelburne, noon-2 p.m. Cost of food and drink. Info, 793-4361.

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the cousins proJect: Kristina Stykos, Steve Mayone and friends put forth folk and Americana stylings to raise funds for Royalton Community Radio. Tunbridge Town Hall, 7:30 p.m. $15-25. Info, 431-3433. druMstronG: Percussionists keep the beat in a five-hour drum-a-thon to raise money for cancer research. Hands-On Music, Brandon, noon-5 p.m. Donations. Info, 345-1714. laredo/robinson duo: Violinist Jaime Laredo interprets works by Mozart, Zoltán Kodály and others alongside his wife, cellist Sharon Robinson. A reception follows. See calendar spotlight. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. $10-35. Info, 728-6464. northern bronze handbell enseMble: See FRI.8, College Street Congregational Church, Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. $10-12. Info, 372-5415. northern harMony WoMen's Quartet: Versatile vocalists belt out Renaissance selections, honky-tonk tunes and more. Bethany Church, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. $10-15. Info, 426-3210. richard Wood & Gordon belsher: Hailing from Prince Edward Island, the fiddle-guitar duo pays tribute to traditional Canadian tunes. Private residence, Braintree, 7 p.m. $10-22; preregister. Info, 728-6351. 'scenes and sonGs': Middlebury College vocal students treat listeners to a musical-theater sampling that travels from opera classics to Broadway hits. Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168. sKy blue boys: The bluegrass duo hits up the Burnham Music Series with toe-tapping tunes. Burnham Hall, Lincoln, 7:30 p.m. $8; free for teens and kids. Info, 388-6863. upper valley coMMunity band: More than 60 members tip their hats to show tunes in "From Sea to Shining Sea." Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $5-8. Info, 603-448-0400.

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bird MonitorinG WalK: Experienced birders lead a morning excursion in search of various species in their natural habitats. Green Mountain Audubon Center, Huntington, 7-9 a.m. Donations. Info, 434-3068.

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younG tradition WeeKend: shoWcase & contest: Emerging performers sing, dance and play their way through a traditional repertoire. Waterfront Park, Burlington, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 223-5293.

saturday drop-in story tiMe: A weekly selection of music and books engages kids of all ages. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 264-5664.

'covers': Decades of Russian-Jewish family history unfold into stories, memories and the intersection of the two in Ruvym Gilman and Boris Zilberman's acclaimed drama. Segal Centre for Performing Arts, Montréal, 8 p.m. $13-25. Info, 514-739-7944.

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bird-lanGuaGe WorKshop: Tweet, tweet! Naturalist Barry Wyman facilitates an exploration of songs and sounds made by feathered fliers. Goddard College, Plainfield, 1-4 p.m. $25 suggested donation; preregister. Info, 454-8500. caritas WorKshop: Participants tap into music, meditation and art inspired by Saint Hildegard of Bingen. First Baptist Church of Burlington, 10 a.m.2 p.m. $20; preregister. Info, hildegardworkshop@ gmail.com. diGital video editinG: Final Cut Pro users get familiar with the most recent version of the editing software. Prerequisite of VCAM Access Orientation or equivalent, or instructor's permission. VCAM Studio, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 651-9692, bill@vermontcam.org. GenealoGy seMinar: Ancestry fans tap into the past with an overview of U.S. and Canadian census records. Vermont Genealogy Library, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester, 10:30 a.m.-noon. $5. Info, 310-9285. livinG With alzheiMer's For late-staGe careGivers: Professionals provide strategies for safe, effective and comfortable care. Various locations statewide, 9 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 800-272-3900. unlocK your creative Genius and Get paid For it: Rosine Kushnick helps attendees transcend fear and competition and access inner clarity. Yoga Roots, Shelburne, 2-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 985-0090.

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5K Fun run & JiGGety JoG: Athletes pound the pavement at a family-friendly fundraiser for the Vermont Respite House. Allen Brook Elementary School, Williston, registration, 8 a.m.; 5K, 9 a.m.; fun run, 9:05 a.m. $20. Info, 860-4435.

talks

elizabeth dole: The former U.S. senator addresses graduating seniors at Norwich University's commencement exercises. Shapiro Field House, Norwich University, Northfield, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 485-2886.

theater

cirQue Mechanics: Seasoned circus performers inhabit a post-apocalyptic world of machines in Pedal Punk. See calendar spotlight. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 8 p.m. $29.75-39.75. Info, 775-0903. 'eurydice': See FRI.8, 2-4 p.m. 'love, sex and the i.r.s.': See FRI.8. 'Most danGerous WoMen' staGed readinG: The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Burlington branch pays homage to the women's peace movement through songs, stories, speeches and more. North End Studio A, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $5; $95 VIP ticket. Info, 863-6713.

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'oC@oC' audiTion: Local theater companies hold tryouts for upcoming shows to be featured in the "Original Content at the Off Center" series. Off Center for the Dramatic Arts, Burlington, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 318-3446. 'The play's The Thing': See FRI.8. 'songs for soul': Accompanied by guitarist Michael Young, Jasmine White presents a cabaretstyle show about one woman's journey through love, loss and friendship. Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield, 7 p.m. $10; preregister; limited space; BYOB. Info, 583-1674. spielpalasT CabareT: See FRI.8, 8-10 p.m. 'Treasure island': See THU.7, 8 p.m. VerMonT VaudeVille: See FRI.8, 2 & 8 p.m.

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The Well-rounded CharaCTer: A daylong seminar dedicated to works-in-progress helps wordsmiths craft compelling characters. 22 Church St., Burlington, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

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draWing birds in springTiMe: Artists ages 12 and up study avian anatomy and flight movement with illustrator Charles Norris-Brown and naturalist Gwendolyn Causer. Green Mountain Audubon Center, Huntington, 1-4 p.m. $15-20; preregister. Info, 434-3068.

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MoTher's day panCake breakfasT: Families fill up at an all-you-can-eat flapjack feast. Bradford Masonic Hall, 7-10:30 a.m. Donations. Info, 222-4014.

kids yoga: Strength and balance exercises encourage focus and relaxation in yogis ages 3 through 7. Grateful Yoga, Montpelier, 4:15-5:15 p.m. $12. Info, 224-6183. russian playTiMe WiTh naTasha: Youngsters up to age 8 learn new words via rhymes, games, music, dance and a puppet show. Buttered Noodles, Williston, 11-11:45 a.m. Free. Info, 764-1810.

diManChes frenCh ConVersaTion: Parlezvous français? Speakers practice the tongue at a casual drop-in chat. Local History Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 363-2431.

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early birders Morning Walk: Adults and older children don binoculars and keep an eye out for feathered fliers. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 7-9 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 434-2167.

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snake MounTain hike: A moderate trek to the summit rewards hikers with breathtaking views of the Champlain Valley. Contact trip leader for details. Snake Mountain, Middlebury, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 343-8175.

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MoTher's day brunCh: Families honor moms over carved ham, roast beef, eggs, bacon, biscuits and gravy. Live music by Pure Country follows. Proceeds benefit area veterans and their families. VFW Post 309, Peru, N.Y., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $13. Info, 518-643-4580.

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MaMa TiMe ouT: Tunes from the Ira Friedman Trio enliven a Mother's Day bash complete with locally made wine and whoopie pies. Partial proceeds benefit Good Beginnings of Central Vermont. Fresh Tracks Farm Vineyard & Winery, Berlin, 2-5 p.m. Cost of food and drink. Info, 223-1151.

MoTher’s day brunCh: Diners dig into pancakes, petite quiches and everything in between at a gourmet meal. Trapp Family Lodge, Stowe, 11 a.m.4 p.m. $25-59; free for kids under 6. Info, 253-5733.

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Middlebury College CoMMuniTy Chorus MoTher’s day ConCerT: Jeff Rehbach conducts the 80-member ensemble in a mix of choral works past and present. Mead Memorial Chapel, Middlebury College, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168.

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faMily day: MoM's day ouT: Kiddos and their caregivers make lasting memories with carousel rides, gift-making activities and a doll tea party. Shelburne Museum, noon-4 p.m. Regular admission, $7-24. Info, 985-3346.

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MoTher's day WildfloWer Walk: Families stroll through meadows and woods in search of breathtaking blossoms. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 1-3 p.m. $5-10; free for members. Info, 229-6206.

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sunday sangha: CoMMuniTy ashTanga yoga: Students of all ages and skill levels hit the mat to breathe through a series of poses. Grateful Yoga, Montpelier, 5:40-7 p.m. $1-20 suggested donation. Info, 224-6183.

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MoTher's day Walk: A five-mile, family-friendly outing led by Save Open Space Burlington visits natural wonders in the Queen City's North End. Burlington College, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345.

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nia WiTh linda: Drawing from martial arts, dance arts and healing arts, sensory-based movements inspire participants to explore their potential. South End Studio, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. $14. Info, 522-3691.

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MoTher's day Train ride: Locomotive lovers and their moms take a scenic trip to Middlebury, where they spend the afternoon before returning to Burlington. Union Station, Burlington, noon-5 p.m. $30-35. Info, 800-707-3530.

sundays for fledglings: From feathers and flying to art and zoology, junior birders ages 5 through 9 develop research and observation skills. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 2-2:45 p.m. Regular admission, $3.50-7; free for members; preregister. Info, 434-2167.

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MoTher's day spring WildfloWer Walk: Eyecatching seasonal blooms make for a memorable woodland trek. Stranahan Town Forest, Marshfield, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

eThan allen day: History buffs pay tribute to Vermont's folk hero with colonial crafts, themed activities and guided tours. Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. $5-8 regular admission; free for kids under 4. Info, 865-4556.

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teen Job fair & Job-hunting tips: Local employers lend their expertise to relevant topics such as résumé writing and interviewing. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

Cirque MeChaniCs: See SAT.9, Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7 p.m. $15-47. Info, 863-5966. 'Most dangerous WoMen' staged reading: See SAT.9, 2-4 p.m. 'the Mountaintop': See WED.6, 2 p.m. 'the play's the thing': See FRI.8, 2-4:30 p.m. 'quintessential ClassiCals Vii: an enChanted afternoon of song and danCe': Ballet Arts and QNEK Productions welcome emerging talents to the stage. Proceeds support the opera house. Haskell Free Library & Opera House, Derby Line, 2 p.m. $5-10. Info, 748-2600. spielpalast Cabaret: See FRI.8.

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triVia night: Teams of quick thinkers gather for a meeting of the minds. Lobby, Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 651-5012.

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beginner tai Chi for health & balanCe: See THU.7, 5:15-6:45 p.m. body reboot CaMp for neW MoMs: Using timed intervals, body weight and other tools, an innovative class helps mothers get fit. Middlebury Municipal Gym, 10-11 a.m. $10. Info, 343-7160. dynaMiC qigong: Graceful movements align with breath and awareness to enhance health and wellbeing. 2 Wolves Holistic Center, Vergennes, 7-8:15 p.m. $14. Info, 238-2637.

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saMbatuCada! open rehearsal: New faces are invited to pitch in as Burlington's samba streetpercussion band sharpens its tunes. Experience and instruments are not required. 8 Space Studio Collective, Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-5017.

sCreenWriting Workshop: Aspiring dramatic writers practice the art of the three-act structure. Bixby Memorial Library, Vergennes, 6-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 877-2211, ext. 208.

salsa Mondays: Dancers learn the techniques and patterns of salsa, merengue, bachata and the cha-cha. North End Studio A, Burlington, fundamentals, 7 p.m.; intermediate, 8 p.m. $12. Info, 227-2572.

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aliCe in noodleland: Kiddos get acquainted over crafts and play while new and expectant parents chat with maternity nurse and lactation consultant Alice Gonyar. Buttered Noodles, Williston, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 764-1810.

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Mad riVer Chorale open rehearsal: The community chorus welcomes newcomers in preparation for its June concert, "I Hear America Singing." Chorus Room, Harwood Union High School, South Duxbury, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 496-4781.

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CaregiVer open house: Those interested in providing quality care for senior citizens learn about a wide range of opportunities. Armistead Senior Care, South Burlington, 4-6 p.m. Free. Info, 489-5682.

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bead JeWelry Workshop: Folks transform beads and wire into eye-catching adornments. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 264-5660.

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presChool story tiMe: See THU.7.

green Mountain youth syMphony auditions: Musicians of varying skill levels vie for spots in the organization. Contact organizer for details. Monteverdi Music School, Montpelier. Free. Info, 888-4470, info@gmys-vt.org. kids yoga: A fun-filled class for yogis ages 8 through 12 encourages focus, creativity and teamwork. Grateful Yoga, Montpelier, 4:15-5:15 p.m. $12. Info, 224-6183. lego fun: Tinkerers in grades K and up create unique structures with brightly colored pieces. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. presChool MusiC: See THU.7, 11 a.m.

Must-read Monday: Julia Child's My Life in France generates conversation among bookworms. Main Reading Room, Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

shape & share life stories: Prompts from Recille Hamrell trigger recollections of specific experiences, which are crafted into narratives and shared with the group. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

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'ready, set, soW' gardening Workshop: Lisa Coven of Gardener's Supply demystifies fertilizers, compost and mulch in an in-depth overview of soil starters. Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5:45 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

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feast together or feast to go: See FRI.8. tuesday Volunteer nights: Helping hands pitch in around the shop by organizing parts, moving bikes and tackling other projects. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Bike Recycle Vermont, Burlington, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, 264-9687.

dance

ballrooM danCe Class: Instructor Samir Elabd helps participants break down basic steps. Union Elementary School, Montpelier, swing, 6-7 p.m.; Latin sampler, 7-8 p.m. $12-14.50. Info, 223-2921. beginner West Coast sWing & blues fusion danCing: Students get schooled in the fundamentals of partner dance. North End Studio B, Burlington, 8-9 p.m. $9-14. Info, burlingtonwestie@ gmail.com. eCstatiC danCe: Free-form movements encourage a union between body, mind and music. Swan Dojo, Burlington, 7:15-8:45 p.m. $3-5. Info, 540-8300. interMediate & adVanCed West Coast sWing: Experienced dancers learn smooth transitions and smart stylings. North End Studio A, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $9-14. Info, burlingtonwestie@ gmail.com.

film

'northern borders': Jay Craven presents his 1950s-era drama, based on Howard Frank Mosher's eponymous novel about a young boy sent to live on his grandparents' Vermont farm. A discussion follows. Vermont Commons School, South Burlington, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 865-8084, ext. 16.

games

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

health & fitness

active senior Boot camP: Participants break a sweat while improving strength, flexibility and cardiovascular health. Middlebury Municipal Gym, 10-11 a.m. $10. Info, 343-7160. Gentle yoGa With Jill lanG: Students get their stretch on in a supportive environment. Personal mat required. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. Wake uP! food as medicine for sPrinG: Lisa Masé of Harmonized Cookery presents a greenfood-based cleanse to renew the liver, improve energy and stimulate digestion. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5-6 p.m. $3-5; preregister. Info, 223-8000, ext. 202.

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BaBy & toddler story time: A Mother Goosebased morning features rhymes, songs and stories. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10:15-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 388-4095. creative tuesdays: Artists exercise their imaginations with recycled crafts. Kids under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. fairfax story hour: 'kittens & cats': Good listeners up to age 6 are rewarded with tales, crafts, activities and a visit from furry friends. Fairfax Community Library, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 849-2420. music With mr. chris: Singer, storyteller and puppeteer Chris Dorman entertains wee ones and their parents. Buttered Noodles, Williston, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 764-1810. Preschool music: Kids ages 3 through 5 sing and dance the morning away. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 11:30 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 264-5660. story time for 3- to 5-year-olds: See WED.6.

story time in the nestlinGs nook: Birdthemed tales prep preschoolers for crafts, music and nature activities. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Regular admission, $3-6. Info, 434-2167.

teen art studio: A local artist inspires adolescents to pursue their own artistic visions. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 253-8358.

toddler story time: Young ’uns up to 3 years old have fun with music, rhymes, snacks and captivating tales. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10:30-11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 264-5660. youth media laB: Aspiring Spielbergs learn about moviemaking with television experts. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4095.

'la causerie' french conversation: Native speakers are welcome to pipe up at an unstructured conversational practice for students. El Gato Cantina, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0195.

northern Bronze handBell ensemBle: See FRI.8, First Congregational Church Essex, Essex Junction, 7-8:30 p.m. $10-12. Info, 372-5415. oPen mic: Musicians, storytellers and poets entertain a live audience at a monthly showcase of local talent. Wallingford Town Hall, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 446-2872.

seminars

fishinG WorkshoP: Anglers of all ages get ready to cast lines in an interactive seminar led by local fishermen. Fairfax Community Library, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 849-2420. sharinG the secrets of sPrinG: an early childhood WorkshoP: Participants learn how to engage kids with nature in and out of the home and classroom. Green Mountain Audubon Center, Huntington, 6-8:30 p.m. $10-16; preregister. Info, 434-3068.

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ideas on taP: 'What's With our zomBie oBsession?': Scholars Steve Wehmeyer and Patrick Standen facilitate a dialogue about the cultural significance of the living dead. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 262-1356. Jim koehneke: See WED.6. senior success series: Dagny Hoff of the Central Vermont Council on Aging covers health care topics including Medicare, Medigap and prescription assistance. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 1-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-2518.

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vermont younG PlayWriGhts festival: Vermont Stage Company actors and directors collaborate with student playwrights to bring original theatrical works to life. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 2 p.m. $10. Info, 863-5966.

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Book discussion GrouP: Bibliophiles analyze Christina Baker Kline's Orphan Train. Local History Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. charlie nardozzi: The gardening guru plants a seed in Foodscaping, an ode to edible and ornamental gardens. Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 229-0774. creative nonfiction WorkshoP: Readers give feedback on essays, poetry and journalism written by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 22 Church St., Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104. veterans Book GrouP: Those who have served in the U.S. military to connect over reading materials and a light dinner. Room 218, Wise Campus Center, Norwich University, Northfield, 5-6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 262-1356.

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Queer movie soiree: A group of gay friends grapple with life and love in West Hollywood in The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy, starring Dean Cain and Timothy Olyphant. Burlington College, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 860-7812.

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Pause-café french conversation: French students of all levels engage in dialogue en français. Sherpa Kitchen, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 363-2431.

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HomeSHare Vermont InformatIon SeSSIon: Those interested in home-sharing programs meet with staff to learn more. HomeShare Vermont, South Burlington, 4:30-5 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-5625. men'S Group: A supportive environment encourages socializing and involvement in senior center activities. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 1011:30 a.m. Free. Info, 223-2518. peer Support CIrCle: See WED.6.

teCH tutor proGram: Teens answer questions about computers and devices during one-on-one sessions. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister for a time slot. Info, 878-4918. Valley nIGHt featurInG peter Burton: Locals gather for this weekly bash of craft ales, movies and live music. Big Picture Theater and Café, Waitsfield, 7-9:30 p.m. $5 suggested donation; $2 drafts. Info, 496-8994.

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alexander teCHnIque worKSHop: Katie Back teaches ways to move correctly so as to prevent injury and better perform daily activities. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:307:30 p.m. $7-9; preregister. Info, 223-8000, ext. 202. BeComInG toBaCCo free: See WED.6. drop-In yoGa: See WED.6. fItneSS Boot Camp: See WED.6. InSIGHt medItatIon: See WED.6.

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toaStmaSterS of Greater BurlInGton: Those looking to strengthen their speaking and leadership skills gain new tools. Holiday Inn, South Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 989-3250.

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don BredeS: The renowned wordsmith excerpts Polly and the One and Only World, a dystopian young adult novel set in Vermont. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291.

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a moSaIC of flaVor: IraqI KuBBa & folded eGGplant: Ahlam Al Attar demonstrates how to prepare traditional dishes from her native country. Edmunds Middle School, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $5-10; preregister; limited space. Info, 861-9701.

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Vermont BuSIneSSeS for SoCIal reSponSIBIlIty SprInG ConferenCe: Ben & Jerry's CEO Jostein Solheim keynotes a day of exhibits and workshops inspired by "Twenty-five Years of Change Making in Action." Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. $35-200. Info, 862-8347.

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fIddle Jam: Acoustic musicians congregate for a bow-and-string session. Godnick Adult Center, Rutland, 7:15-9:15 p.m. Donations. Info, 775-1182. SonG CIrCle: CommunIty SInG-alonG: Rich and Laura Atkinson lead an evening of vocal expression. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 6:45 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

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fIrSt-tIme Home Buyer SemInar: Mortgage lenders Mark and Kathy Erickson crunch numbers in "Home Financing 101: Understanding Your Mortgage Options and Deciding What is Right for You." Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6 p.m. foreCloSure preVentIon worKSHop: An informative session covers homeowners' rights and timelines and outlines different options. NeighborWorks of Western Vermont, West Rutland, 5-9 p.m. $25 refundable deposit; preregister. Info, 438-2303, ext. 210.

meet roCKIn' ron tHe frIendly Sun to CHeeSe tour: Fromage lovers E BoYS OURT pIrate: See WED.6. |C go behind the scenes and follow awardproGramS for preSCHoolerS: See WED.6. winning farmhouse cheddar from raw milk to Story tIme & playGroup: See WED.6. finished product. Shelburne Farms, 1:45-3:45 p.m. $15 includes a block of cheese. Info, 985-8686 or Story tIme for 3- to 5-year-oldS: See WED.6. 802-985-8442.

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open dISCuSSIon: 'HaVe you Had a SpIrItual experIenCe?': Members of Vermont Eckankar host an open forum for those interested in sharing moments of strong intuitions, déjà vu and more. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 800-772-9390.

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Coupon ClIpperS CluB: Savvy savers swap circular clippings. Main Reading Room, Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

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art PRINTMAKING: CARD WORKSHOP: Create your own series of cards to send to friends and family. We will explore a variety of printing techniques with a number of found objects and blocks. You can also collage creatively with mixed media, quotes, letter stamps and more! Two drinks included! Bring a friend for discounted tickets! Fri., May 15, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $40/ person in advance; $45 at the door; $35 for members; $70 for 2; incl. 2 drinks per person. Location: ONE Arts Center, 72 N. Champlain St., Burlington. Info: Becca McHale, 338-0028, oneartscollective@gmail.com, oneartscenter.com.

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craft EARRINGS W/ MOM ON MOTHER’S DAY: A special activity for mom and child to enjoy together on Mother’s Day! Moms can enjoy a mimosa and light appetizers while decorating and painting delicate porcelain earrings with their children (all ages welcome, perfect for ages 9 and up). Taught by Iris Stein, a local ceramic artist. Sun., May 10, noon-2 p.m. Cost: $50/ mom & child; incl. 2 pairs of earrings (1 small & 1 large), + light refreshments. Location: ONE Arts Center, 72 N. Champlain St., Burlington. Info: Becca McHale, 338-0028, oneartscollective@gmail.com, oneartscenter.com.

BLACKSMITHING: Instructor: Robert Wetzel. Using a forge, you will learn basic blacksmith techniques from building and maintaining fire to hammer control. Students will create hooks, pokers and small leaves during this two-day workshop. Sat. & Sun., Jun. 27 & 28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $204/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

COMPOSITION: Instructor: Kalin Thomas. In this course, students will learn the essential vocabulary of expression, which can be applied to any style and in any medium. Each class will work with specific compositional issues in small sketches in pencil and in paint. Working mostly with abstract and semi-representational forms, students will compose a picture in their own style. This class is open to artists in all mediums and of all skill levels. Weekly on Wed., Jul. 1-Aug. 5, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $174/ person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. FAMILY WHEEL AGE 10+: Instructor: Rik Rolla. Adult and child age 10 and up learn, share and discover the craft of wheel-thrown pottery together. Learn the essentials of working on the potter’s wheel, from centering to forming, pulling, and trimming cylinders and bowls. Leave the class with functional art made together. Your work will be fired in our electric kiln. Weekly on Wed., Jul. 1-29, 5:307:30 p.m. Cost: $170/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. FAMILY WORKSHOP: CLAY: Instructor: Mikayla Johnson. Share the experience of exploring clay through slab work alongside a member or members of your family. The instructor will introduce different methods

HULA HOOP MAKING: Instructor: Mikayla Johnson. The only place to buy a dancer’s hula hoop is online. Instead, get creative and make one yourself! Join this workshop and construct a hula hoop that fits you and your personality perfectly. With the guidance of the instructor, you will join precut tubing into the shape of a hoop. After that, explore the joy of decorating your hoop with colorful tape, different fabrics and other fun materials. Spend the rest of the afternoon playing and dancing with your creation, but watch out: onlookers will be unable to look away! Ages 8 and up. Sat., Jul. 25, 1-3 p.m. Cost: $25/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

STONE SETTING: Instructor: Matthew Taylor. In this class you will learn how to handmake a bezel for cabochon gemstones. You may bring or purchase your stone here. Come up with your own design for a beautiful piece and choose from different types of stone for the centerpiece. Learn the process from start to finish, including cutting, filing, sanding, soldering, texture, polishing and more. Weekly on Tue., Jul. 7-Aug. 18 (no class Aug. 11), 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $219/ person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

INDEPENDENT WHEEL: Instructor: Rik Rolla. This is a great class to polish up skills, refine your craft and spend time in the studio. Rik can help you with your wheel throwing skills, glazing techniques and surface texturing. You set the pace; Rik is available for demos and handson assistance. The gas reduction kiln and electric oxidation kiln are for your use, as well as an option to explore all other available firing methods. Weekly on Wed., 1-3 p.m., Jul. 1-Aug. 26. Cost: $306/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

TEEN: TABLE WITH MOSAIC TOP: Instructor: Chris Ramos. Ages 14-18. Become a woodworker! In this high-skill building camp you will learn and combine craft disciplines in creating a unique, stylized table. You will power up in the wood shop and be guided through the use of various tools and machines to cut, shape, and smooth components for a side table. You will learn about pattern selection and creation, different types of glass, cutting and fitting glass pieces, and create a beautiful glass tabletop. Aug. 3-7, Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $395/person; member discount avail. Location: Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

INK DRAWING: Instructor: Wylie Garcia. In this class, students will explore different methods and techniques for drawing with ink and graphite on paper. Each class will begin with a meditative process where students explore a medium such as Chinese Sumi Ink, graphite, charcoal and micro pens. Then the class will be broken down into a series of short exercises that explore the technique practiced that day. Techniques will include layering, balance of light to dark and weton-wet and will be applied to still life, abstract and plein air drawing. Weekly on Thu., Jun. 25-Jul. 30, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $174/ person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

WORKSHOP: LANDSCAPE IN OIL: Instructor: Evelyn McFarlane. Drawing correctly from nature is a basic skill and the foundation of good painting. This two-day workshop is designed to develop the student’s visual relationship with nature and translate it onto a canvas in paint. The goal will be an Impressionistic but accurate painting using various comparative methods that will be taught to facilitate drawing, mixing colors and rendering forms. Students will learn basic concepts of applying color, effective painting of light and shadow, and refining of edges and form to create vivid and lively works. We will work step by step progressively through the lessons to learn a variety of concepts and CRAFT

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ASH BARK BASKETMAKING WORKSHOP: This is your chance to make a backpack from an ash tree! We will walk into the woods, harvest an ash tree, peel the bark, and craft it into baskets. This daylong workshop includes a nourishing lunch. Sat., May 30, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Cost: $175/daylong workshop; incl. all materials, lunch & snacks. Location: Harmonized Earth Education School, 450 Sparrow Farm Rd., Montpelier. Info: Harmonized Cookery, Lisa Mase, 598-9206, lisa@ harmonizedcookery.com, healthyeatingprogram. info.

BEGINNER CLAY: Instructor: Rik Rolla. A great course for beginners looking to learn the fundamentals of basic wheel-throwing techniques. You will learn how to center, throw, trim and glaze. After you craft your pottery on the wheel, Rik will guide you to create finished pieces for the electric oxidation kiln. You will leave with several functional pieces. Weekly on Tue., Jun. 16-Jul. 21, 5-7 p.m. Cost: $209/ person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

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CLAY: LIDDED FORMS: Creating jars, teapots and other lidded forms that both function properly and make sense visually can be quite a challenge. In this class, Jeremy will demonstrate the mechanics of throwing several types of lids, discuss choosing the style lid best suited for a particular form, and explore the relationship between a pot and its lid. Instructor: Jeremy Ayer. Sun., May 17, 1:30-3 p.m.

INTRODUCTION TO SOLIDWORKS: This class focuses on design for manufacturing: designing sheetmetal, machined components, injection moldings and castings — skills companies look for in their potential employees. You will learn to solve real-world problems encountered in product design and leave able to design products and communicate design intent through drawings. May 18-21. Cost: $1,095/4-day class. Location: Vermont Woodworking School, 148 Main St., Fairfax. Info: 849-2013, info@vermontwood workingschool.com, vermont woodworkingschool.com.

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SHAKER HALL TABLE: Instructor: Ryan Cocina. A comprehensive introduction to woodworking, this course explores the basic principles of lumber selection, hand-tool and machinery usage, milling, joinery, and finishing. Students will build their own Shaker-style hall table, taking the project from blueprint through completion, learning to both organize and conceptualize a furniture project and gain familiarity with the woodshop environment. Weekly on Mon., Jun. 29-Aug. 31, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $450/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

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for working with slabs and then shape, slip and score the clay to create something for your home. Build a replica of your home together; collaborate to make a piece of ceramic art that can hang on the wall or, work independently and create cups or textured tiles. Enliven your creations with color by painting the surface with vibrant mason stains. Sun., Jul. 19, 10 a.m.noon. Cost: $25/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

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WINE & WATERCOLOR: Curious about painting? Love wine? This class will bring them both together in a fun, artful workshop with a “From the Garden” theme. Learn the basics of watercolors in a relaxed environment with wine and good company. Open to all levels. Materials provided. Taught by Jacquelyn Heloise. Includes two drinks. Thu., May 14, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $40/person in advance; $45 at the door; $35 for members; $70 for 2; 3-hour class incl. 2 supplies & 2 drinks. Location: ONE Arts Center, 72 N. Champlain St., Burlington. Info: Becca McHale, 338-0028, oneartscollective@gmail.com, oneartscenter.com.

Cost: $25/person; $22.50/BCA members. Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington.

CLAY HAND AND WHEEL: Instructor: Dasha Kalisz. This class is designed for the intermediate and advanced student with an interest in altering wheel-thrown objects and in expanding the possibilities of surface design. Students will be encouraged to think about their style and how shape, line, repetition, pattern and imagery are serving the individual work to promote their vision. Each class will include a demonstration and time to practice newly learned techniques; the instructor will provide individual assistance. Prerequisite: Beginning Wheel. Weekly on Sat., Jul. 11-Aug. 29, 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $277/ person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

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techniques to help the painting process. Aug. 1 & 2, Sat. & Sun., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $203/ person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

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WORKSHOP: LUMINARIES: Instructor: Lisa Ferreira Jones. In this three-day intensive, students will create beautiful handmade papers and then use them to construct a luminary structure. We will cover the complete process of paper making, from beating the pulp and adding pigment to adding inclusions and pulling sheets. We will use abaca pulp and natural elements such as dried plant life and fibers that add texture, color and design. Apply these one-of-a-kind papers to a lantern structure and/or a journal. Aug. 14-16, Fri., Sat. & Sun., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $530/person; member discount avail. Location: Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. WORKSHOP: MATISSE: Instructor: Jackie Mangione. Matisse said, “Exactitude is not truth.” This one-day workshop is designed to guide you through the process of creating your own imagery through shape and color. Using the luminous paint quality of transparent watercolors, we will use Henri Matisse’s paintings as inspiration to create vibrant colored still-life compositions. Learn to extract shapes and playfully compose them to create dynamic pictures through observation. Materials we will use will combine floral and still life subject matter. We will discuss basic color-wheel theories and follow the color recommendations suggested on the materials list. All levels of painting are welcome! Jul. 18, Sat., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Cost: $94.50/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. WORKSHOP: MONOTYPE/ MONOPRINT: Instructor: Lyna Lou Nordstrom. In this two-day workshop, students will paint on a plastic plate surface. The image is then transferred to the paper using the etching press. After it goes through the press, there is usually ink left on the surface so that a second print can be pulled through. This print

will be a different, or it might be the beginning of another monotype. We will be using nontoxic Akua Intaglio printmaking ink which is soy-based and cleans up with soap and water. We will also be using a small professional press. Come ready to have fun with this magical process. This is suitable for all levels of students. Jul. 11 & 12, Sat. & Sun., 1-4:30 p.m. Cost: $120/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. WORKSHOP: VENEERING: Instructor: Antoine Schapira. Come learn from renowned furniture designer Antoine Schapira and acquire skills in extraordinary veneering techniques. Topics he will cover include inspection of the bundle of veneer prior to use, flattening and leaves numbering, different ways to cut veneer, layouts and geometrical marquetry, effects created by laminating blocks of various species and resawing, inlays, and methods of applying veneers to a substrate. This workshop is appropriate for professional woodworkers as well as hobbyists. Jun. 20 & 21, Sat. & Sun., 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Cost: $575/person; member discount avail. Location: Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

WORKSHOP: WOOD INTENSIVE: Instructor: Chris Ramos. This five-day intensive course will offer a comprehensive introduction to hardwood furniture design and construction. Students will construct their own Shaker-style hall table, gaining familiarity with wood characteristics, machine and tool use, traditional joinery, and wood finishing through the build. Come devote yourself to a week of hand building and hand learning, and leave with a truly crafted object for life. Aug. 10-14, Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $520/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. WHEEL PRIMITIVE FIRING: Instructor: Rik Rolla. Explore clay in a creative and supportive environment. The class will discuss and explore the variety of form function, color and glazes. This mixed-level class will offer you hands-on experience by firing pots in the primitive pit, along with a 15th-century Raku kiln. The gas reduction kiln and electric kiln with be also available for your work. Basic wheel throwing skills are encouraged but not required. Weekly on Mon., Jun. 29-Aug. 24, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $306/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

dance DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Salsa classes, nightclub-style, on-one and on-two, group and private, four levels. Beginner walk-in classes, Wednesdays, 6 p.m. $13/person for one-hour class. No dance experience, partner or preregistration required, just the desire to have fun! Drop in any time and prepare for an enjoyable workout. Location: 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Victoria, 598-1077, info@salsa lina.com. DSANTOS VT SALSA: Experience the fun and excitement of Burlington’s eclectic dance community by learning salsa. Trained by world famous dancer Manuel Dos Santos, we teach you how to

WORKING WITH MANDALAS: A contemplative, handson workshop designed to introduce participants to the powerful spiritual effect that results in the process of crafting a mandala. All tools and media will be provided. Class size limited to 12. Led by Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author. May 16 & 30, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $60/person. Location: Masonic Lodge, St. Albans. Info: 244-7909. WORKING WITH THE POWER OF SYMBOLS: Learn how to work with and interpret symbols in this hands-on course, supplemented with a special workshop on the power of glyphs. Led by Sue Mehrtens and Carol Van Tuinen. May 14, 21 & 28 & Jun. 4, 7-9 p.m. Cost: $60/person. Location: Jungian Center for the Spiritual Sciences , 55 Clover La., Waterbury. Info: 244-7909.

dance to the music and how to have a great time on the dance floor! There is no better time to start than now! Mon. evenings: beginner class, 7-8 p.m.; intermediate, 8:15-9:15 p.m. Cost: $10/1-hour class. Location: North End Studios, 294 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Tyler Crandall, 598-9204, crandalltyler@hotmail.com, dsantosvt.com.

drumming DJEMBE IN BURLINGTON!: Learn drumming technique and music on West African drums! Burlington Beginners Djembe class is on Wed., 7-8:20 p.m. $53/3 weeks, $22 drop-in. Djembes are provided. Please register online or come directly to the first class! Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., suite 3G, Burlington. Info: 999-4255, classes@burlington taiko.org, burlingtontaiko.org. TAIKO DRUMMING IN BURLINGTON!: Come study Japanese drumming with Stuart Paton of Burlington Taiko! Beginner/Recreational Class on Tue., 5:30-6:20 p.m. Accelerated Taiko Program for Beginners on Mon., 7-8:20 p.m. Taiko Training Class for Beginners on Wed., 5:30-6:50 p.m. Kids and Parents Class on Tue., 4:30-5:20 p.m. Register online or come directly to the first class! Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., suite 3G, Burlington. Info: 999-4255, classes@burlingtontaiko.org, burlingtontaiko.org.

strengthen the skills and community of practicing contemporary dancers and dance-makers in our region. Each intensive will focus on different aspects of the skills at the core of strong and compelling performers and performances. Using improvisational structures, the aim will be to strengthen our capacity to be fully awake, aware and able to respond to our constantly changing “world,” be it the studio, the stage, a specific site, or our community. Instructor: Elena Demyanenko. Adults & teens 16+. Sun., May 24, 1-4 p.m. Cost: $30/person. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4548, flynnarts.org.

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Feldenkrais OILING THE HIP JOINTS SERIES: Uwe will teach Awareness through Movement lessons that will help you discover your hip joints and explore their potential for movement. The positive effects will be felt in many daily activities like walking and sitting. You will improve your overall flexibility without experiencing discomfort. Prior Feldenkrais experience is not necessary to enjoy this six-week series. Weekly on Wed., May 20-Jun. 24, 7-8 p.m. Cost: $75/6-week series. Location: Schoolhouse Yoga, 20 Duxbury St., Richmond (Jonesville). Info: Uwe Mester, 735-3770, info@vermontfeldenkrais.com, vermontfeldenkrais.com.

fitness JAZZERISE BURLINGTON: Jazzercise is a pulse-pounding, beat-pumping fitness program that gets you results fast. It’s a calorie-torching, hip swiveling, Shakira’d-be-proud dance party with a hot playlist to distract you from the burn. Meets 7 days a week; times vary. Location: Jazzercise Burlington, 14 Heineberg Rd., Burlington. Info: Michele Catella, 355-0487, michele_catella@comcast.net.

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EXPRESSIONS IN PAINT WITH CLAIRE DESJARDINS: Deepen your understanding of acrylic painting as you learn innovative mark-making techniques, experiment with larger brushes and explore color theory. Sat., May 9 & Sun., May 10, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost: $175/members; $200/nonmembers. Location: Helen Day Art Center, 90 Pond St., Stowe. Info: 253-8358, education@ helenday.com, helenday.com. RUSTIC LOG FURNITURE CLASS: MUDROOM BENCH & COAT RACK: This course will cover sustainable harvesting, stock selection, design, layout, joinery and finishing. Students will take home their finished projects. Materials included. Sat., May 16 or Wed., May 20, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $175/member; $200/ member. Location: Helen Day Art Center, 90 Pond St., Stowe. Info: 253-8358, education@helenday. com, helenday.com.

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language LEARN SPANISH & OPEN NEW DOORS: Connect with a new world. We provide high-quality, affordable instruction in the Spanish language for adults, students and children. Travelers’ lesson package. Our ninth year. Personal instruction from a native speaker. Small classes, private lessons and online instruction. See our website for complete information or contact us for details. Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, Waterbury Center. Info: 585-1025, spanishparavos@gmail.com, spanishwaterburycenter.com.

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ALLIANCE FRANCAISE: SUMMER SESSION: Six-week French classes for adults at our Colchester and Montpelier locations. June 8-July 16. One morning session available in Colchester. Our summer session includes conversation classes for all levels as well as classes that will combine language instructions and culture. We also offer private tutoring. Location: Alliance Francaise, Colchester & Montpelier. Info: Micheline Tremblay, 881-8826, aflcr.org.

meditation LEARN TO MEDITATE: Through the practice of sitting still and following your breath as it goes out and dissolves, you are connecting with your heart. By simply letting yourself be, as you are, you develop genuine sympathy toward yourself. The Burlington Shambhala Center offers meditation as a path to discovering gentleness and wisdom. Shambhala Café (meditation and discussions) meets the first Saturday of each month, 9 a.m.-noon. An open house (intro to the center, short dharma talk and socializing) is held on the third Friday of each month, 7-9 p.m. Instruction: Sun. mornings, 9 a.m.-noon, or by appt. Sessions: Tue. & Thu., noon-1 p.m., & Mon.-Thu., 6-7 p.m. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 658-6795, burlingtonshambhalactr.org.

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

LEARN TO SEW AT NIDO: In our Learn to Sew I class, learn basic sewing techniques, including how to adjust tension, settings and basic stitches. Follow up with our Learn to Sew II class and continue to build your sewing repertoire. Attendants leave with finished projects and tons of inspiration. We have kids

MUSICAL THEATRE SUMMER INTENSIVE: Join us for the the Bill Reed Musical Theatre Summer Intensive 2015. Open to ages 12 and up. Professional musical theater training with worldclass faculty from New York City’s Circle in the Square Theatre School. The week culminates in a cabaret on June 27 where each participant performs a solo song. Jun. 21-Jun. 27. Cost: $700/person. Location: Spotlight Vermont, 50 San Remo Dr., S. Burlington. Info: Sally Olson, admin@billreedvoicestudio.com, billreedvoicestudio.com. VT MUSICAL THEATRE ACADEMY’S SUMMER SHOWCASE: Spotlight Vermont in association with Bill Reed Voice Studio presents the Vermont Musical Theatre Academy’s Summer Showcase. Open to ages 10-19. Over 70 hours of singing, acting and dance with a showcase performance early Fri. evening, Jul. 31. Jul. 19-Jul. 31. Trip to NYC: Aug. 1-2. Cost: $599/new VTMTA members. Audition required. Showcase participants receive a $100 credit for the optional Spotlight Trip to New York. Location: Spotlight Vermont, 50 San Remo Dr., S. Burlington. Info: Bill Reed Voice Studio, Sally Olson, admin@billreedvoicestudio. com, billreedvoicestudio.com/ vermont-musical-theatreacademy.html.

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

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tai chi ART OF TAI CHI CHUAN: Begin learning this supreme art to cultivate and sustain wellbeing of body, mind and spirit passed traditionally through four generations of Tung Family Lineage. Experience the bliss of true nature through practice of teachings: Yang Style Long Form Postures & Sequence; Complementary Exercises & Qigong; Yin/Yang Theory & Guiding Principles; Push Hands Partner Practice; and Mindfulness Meditation. All-level weekly classes, Wed., 5:30-7 p.m. $60/mo.; 1st class free. Tai Chi for Health, Thu., 10-11 a.m. $50/ mo. Location: McClure Center, 241 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Madeleine Piat-Landolt, 453-3690, whitecloudarts@ gmail.com, whitecloudarts.org. SNAKE-STYLE TAI CHI CHUAN: The Yang Snake Style is a dynamic tai chi method that mobilizes the spine while stretching and strengthening the core body muscles. Practicing this ancient martial art increases strength, flexibility, vitality, peace of mind and martial skill. Beginner classes Sat. mornings & Wed. evenings. Call to view a class. Location: Bao Tak Fai Tai Chi Institute, 100 Church St., Burlington. Info: 864-7902, ipfamilytaichi.org.

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eth Yacovone is nearing the end of his weekly Friday happy hour set at Nectar’s, blazing through Dylan’s “Foot of Pride,” when two strings on his acoustic rig snap, one right after the other. “Just give me a second,” he says with a quiet smile, then patiently retunes and finishes the song with four strings. This isn’t the first time he’s soldiered through such a mishap. Just 35, Yacovone has been performing across the country since his teen years. He’s played at Nectar’s for nearly 20 years and held down the Friday happy-hour slot for 10. But longevity is just one of the reasons Yacovone will be honored this Friday, May 8, with the first-ever Nectar’s Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the Burlington nightclub’s ongoing 40th anniversary celebrations. To understand how the name of someone so young could be coupled with the words “lifetime achievement,” you need to know a bit about Seth Yacovone’s past. Born in Berlin, Vt., and raised in Wolcott, he got his start on the guitar at age 8. In ninth grade, he left public school to be homeschooled, which, he admits with a chuckle, “gave me time to play guitar all day.” For a kid from rural Vermont, Burlington was a lure. In 1995, at age 15, Yacovone entered a guitar contest at Club Metronome sponsored by Burlington’s Advance Music Center. He won second place, which came with some free recording time at a local studio. Bill Schafer, who owned Advance, helped TIME IS ON HIS SIDE

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Well, that was fun. If you skipped Waking Windows 5 in Winooski last weekend, I have some bad news for you: You missed what might end up being the best single weekend of live music in Vermont all year long. No offense to any of the bazillion other fests and big shows on tap for the summer — yup, including NEil YouNG — but topping what went down in the Onion City will be a tall order. Fortunately, judging by how many people seemed to be orbiting the rotary all weekend, not many of you did miss it. Good work, you! While I was at the fest on Saturday, I chatted on camera with Stuck in Vermont producer Eva Sollberger for an episode she’s composing on the festival. She told me that she had been asking her other interview subjects about a line I recently wrote on WW5, specifically that it’s “the coolest music festival in Vermont.” (Point of order: I actually started referring to Waking Windows as such at least three years ago.) She added that all but one or two of the people she talked with agreed with me. (If I could chat privately with the folks who disagreed: You don’t get out much, huh?) Sollberger then asked me to explain why I felt so strongly about Waking Windows. I haven’t seen that footage, but I suspect I kinda blathered. I’d been standing in the sun for a while, which is not ideal for ginger folk such as myself, so I was a little out of it. Also, speaking coherently on camera is harder than it

looks. Now that I’m safely behind the confines of my trusty laptop, I’d like to more succinctly explain why WW is so damn cool. It’s not simply that the music is incredible, though it is. And it’s not just that there was so much of it and so diverse, though 140-plus bands and DJs is a staggering number, especially for $40. (Or about two bucks less than the cheapest Neil Young ticket.) And never mind that the festival transforms the entire city of Winooski into a rock-androll playground for three days, though that makes it a distinctively unique fest. What makes Waking Windows so remarkable is the larger sense of community you feel being a part of it. If you go to enough shows locally, you eventually start seeing the same people over and over again. You’ll see the hip-hop kids at the hip-hop shows, the hipsters at the indie-rock shows, the hippies at the jam shows and so on. You might get some stray casual or crossover fans here and there. But for the most part, you see familiar faces in their usual context. That can make the scene feel a little fragmented. What struck me most about Waking Windows, especially this year, was the wide cross-section of people who were there and were amazed by it. I couldn’t walk two feet without bumping into

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music on their way,” Walsh says. “You get a little of that autopilot vibe. But Seth’s never like that. He’s very present, and Yacovone put together the Broke and he delivers the same intensity every Hungry Blues Band and cut a demo. On single night.” January 2, 1996, the band played its first Intensity is a great word to describe full-length gig. Fittingly, it happened at Yacovone’s Friday sessions. He puts Nectar’s. it out there 100 percent, whether he’s “We were saying to each other, ‘Do adding some bluesy licks to Johnny we even have enough songs to fill up the Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues” or delivtime?’” recalls Yacovone. ering the lyrics to one of his own origiAfter changing a name and some per- nals with his deep, growly baritone. It’s sonnel, the Seth Yacovone Blues Band not about the crowd. It’s not about him. was born. For three years the band trav- It’s about the tune he’s playing and how eled from Maine to Florida and west to to bring it to life in the moment. Colorado, playing traditional electric Then there’s Yacovone’s personalblues and opening for national touring ity. Onstage and off, he earns praise for acts such as B.B. King, Dr. John and the his laid-back, friendly demeanor. Brian Neville Brothers. On his own, Yacovone Mital, who has booked Yacovone both also flourished. One career highlight at the House of Blues in Cambridge, was sitting in with Phish before 14,000 Mass., and at Nectar’s, says, “I have people at the legendary Centrum in never heard a negative thing about Seth Worcester, Mass. Yacovone, and I have been booking him With jam bands such as Phish push- for 20 years. He’s just good people.” ing the limits, Yacovone found himself Alex Budney, who works as the wanting to add a talent buyer at little variety to his Nectar’s and plays own band’s all-blues bass in the newly set list. In 1999, the reconstituted Seth group made some Yacovone Band, additional changes credits his bandand hit the road mate for something as the power trio that, given his Seth Yacovone guitar skills, often Band, with Steve flies under the Hadeka on drums radar: Yacovone’s and Tommy Coggio songwriting. on bass. SYB incor“I’ve never met porated many of anyone who writes Yacovone’s other like him,” says influences, includBudney. “He’ll go ing Frank Zappa, a couple days out A l Ex B u D N EY P-Funk, Neil Young of town and come and the Grateful back with 50 songs.” Dead. They toured For his part, more than Yacovone Yacovone credits ever had, but the journey eventually Nectar’s for rolling with the changes beat them down. when he was starting out. “We were all burned out,” the gui“There was a nice thing that Nectar’s tarist says regretfully. “We had tons of provided: a musical environment that debt. We weren’t enjoying it.” was not overly uptight,” Yacovone On New Year’s Eve 2005, the band explains. “The atmosphere was encourplayed its last gig — at least for a while. aging to me as a musician, and kind of Yacovone continued to perform on his inspiring. [You could] fall on your face own and as a sideman. Before long, he a few times and then figure out how took a shot at the Friday happy hour at not to fall on your face. You were playNectar’s. ing music for people who enjoy it, and “I think it was supposed to be just for there was a friendly feeling in the air. It the summer, or maybe only a month,” made a difference.” Yacovone says. “I started on May 6, That’s why, Walsh says, when the 2005. It worked that summer, and it Nectar’s crew came up with the idea kept rolling along.” of a lifetime-achievement award, the Ten years later, the listeners are still choice for the first recipient was easy. showing up — no small miracle in a “We have never given out an award, town full of Friday night options. When and we think it’s very poignant that we asked to explain Yacovone’s secret for- are giving it to Seth,” says Walsh. “He’s mula, Nectar’s co-owner Chris Walsh, the perfect person.” m who bought the club in 2003, notes that the bluesman is all — and always — about the music. INFo “A lot of times musicians play a seth Yacovone receives the first Nectar’s Lifetime happy-hour gig, and they just want to Achievement Award on Friday, may 8. He’ll play hour from 7 to 9 p.m. and stay to rock the pick up a hundred bucks and they are happy house with the seth Yacovone Band.

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Last but not least, Venue Nightclub in South Burlington is closing its doors, which probably bums out somebody. But look on the bright side: The local market for male stripper nights, foam parties, over-the-hill hair-metal bands and sketchy benefit events is now wide open. (Your move, WAKING WINDOWS PRESENTS.) In a post on the club’s Facebook page, Venue reps announced that the beleaguered nightclub will close in a few weeks. In addition to thanking the bands and DJs who played the, er, venue, the staff thanked their patrons: “YOU made VENUE what it was for 5 yrs!” Frankly, that seems like a lousy thing to pin on your customers, but whatever. The Venue crew plans to open a new nightclub in Florida. An interesting side note: According to the same post, if you show up at the FL club with a Vermont ID, you’ll get in free to any event.

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JUNIPER: Jason Lee (folk), 9 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: Leatherbound Books (indie folk), 6 p.m., free. D Jay Baron (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

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(house), 10:30 p.m., free. World End Girlfriend (eclectic), 10:30 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN COFFEEHOUSE: oNE Arts Reception, 5 p.m., free. Jazz Sessions with Julian chobot, 6:30 p.m., free. Luke mccartan (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free. Shane Hardiman trio (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free. Soul Sessions: Nicole D'Elisa & the Bodacious Supreme, 10:30 p.m., $5.

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Here’s a brief history lesson: In the 1830s, the United States government forcibly removed tens of thousands of Native Americans from their homes in the southeastern U.S. and moved them across the Mississippi River to the Midwest. Made to walk — repeat: walk — thousands of miles with little food, water or shelter along the way, thousands perished. This tragedy is commonly referred to as the Trail of Tears. It is one of the darkest and most deplorable acts in American history. Here’s something the Trail of Tears isn’t: appropriate fodder for a relationship metaphor in a gooey love song. On “With Love,” the fifth track of their debut album Northern Gothic, upstate New York’s Back Porch Society appear to use the Trail of Tears as exactly that. Sings vocalist Carrie Haviland: “Just put one foot in front of the other / It’s time to dry up this winding trail of tears / You know this crooked path / Has brought us to new land / Let’s spin a web of love that holds both you and I here.” Given the song’s earnestness, I’d like to give BPS the benefit of the doubt and

assume that the band was somehow unaware of the real Trail of Tears and that those lyrics are an honest, if unfortunate and weirdly specific, mistake. At best, it’s poor songwriting — not to mention a mixed metaphor with the “web of love” thing. At worst, it’s an insensitive reference to a horrific event that has the added effect of staining an otherwise entertaining record. BPS trade in a hybrid of country, bluegrass, blues and rock that, while not a groundbreaking stylistic fusion, is often lively and bears distinct personality. The album opens on the spooky “Dr. Graves.” With a clean-toned tenor, guitarist and vocalist Russ Cook spools a dark yarn from the perspective of one of the titular doc’s victims. It’s a clever spin on the traditional murder ballad, highlighted by multi-instrumentalist Brad Hurlburt’s ghostly banjo work, which forwards the record’s stated gothic bent. Cook and fellow multi-instrumentalist Haviland mostly split lead vocal duties throughout the record, with the latter

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crumbling live-in relationship as political negotiation. The conceit shouldn’t work. But it does, thanks to a moody, disorienting string arrangement and incisive lines such as, “We engage in diplomacy, domestic policy / at times a truce for a while. / We discuss concession, appeasement, aggression / Put proposals of union on file.” “Authors of Novels,” the album’s longest track, feels a bit bloated. Somewhat like the tomes of the wannabe scribes French appears to needle, it’s a dense piece to parse, both lyrically and musically. But that may be the point. The paranoid “Meltdown” follows, offering a snapshot of an addled mind. Moments of perplexed confusion embodied in fractured strings and guitar dominate, but are given occasional respite when the composition coalesces around the soothing hook. “Your Architect” closes the album in transcendent, dynamic fashion, expanding and contracting in thrilling fashion before finally washing out in a serene ripple of piano and acoustic guitar. Becoming by King of Nowhere is available at kingofnowhere.bandcamp. com.

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swirling, multilayered work of luminous artistic ambition crafted around pop archetypes and projected through a hazy prism of experimental sound. Think Rufus Wainwright by way of Sufjan Stevens or Volcano Choir. “Beverly Hospital” is at once tenderly intimate and cinematically expansive, building from hushed ruminations on emotional rebirth to a brilliant explosion of sound that’s something like Built to Spill playing alongside a string quartet. On “Captain of the Shore,” French shows off his lyrical chops with a sepiatoned tale about a landlocked sea captain. The song exudes a literary feel not unlike those of the Decemberists’ Colin Meloy — minus that singer’s insufferable pretentiousness. “Domestic Policy” is a heartbreaking exposition that presents a slowly

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When last we heard from Jesse French, the Chittenden County native had just released his promising 2011 solo debut, His Sign in the Sky. The son of local musician and bandleader Ken French, the songwriter and multi-instrumentalist showcased skill and sensitivity beyond his years. Now based in Northampton, Mass., French is currently writing and recording under the name King of Nowhere. On his recently released debut as KoN, aptly titled Becoming, French reveals a rapidly maturing and insatiably curious artistic mind. To call Becoming a solo project is a little misleading. While French wrote and arranged each of the album’s six tracks, he surrounds himself with a veritable mini-orchestra of players on percussion, keyboards, guitars and strings. In a recent email to Seven Days, he explains that his goal was to translate “guitardriven songs to a large ensemble and an expansive collection of textures.” Mission accomplished. Blending elements of ambient, alt-rock and even chamber music, the record is a

stepping up on “So Long Cowboy.” With a rowdy roadhouse feel courtesy of Cook’s rambling electric guitar, the tune is a sharp departure from the preceding track. Haviland is at her best when belting full throttle, which she does here, taking a cheatin’ heart to task with brassy swagger. The swampy duet/lover’s spat “Come On Baby” almost feels like a postscript to that tune, with Cook and Haviland trading verses and barbs over a mutually unsatisfying relationship. Moments such as these are genuinely appealing and suggest real creativity and thought. And that makes the album’s low point all the more bewildering. While BPS dabble in a variety of rootsy styles, they generally color within preexisting lines, occasionally to a fault. “Get Right Church” is one such instance: derivative gospel-blues littered with predictable lines about trains and “goin’ home” — with more than a few hallelujahs thrown in, to boot. Then comes “With Love” and that appalling metaphor, making for a wince-inducing one-two punch. Northern Gothic by Back Porch Society is available at backporchsociety.com. The band plays Radio Bean in Burlington on Wednesday, May 20.

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RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ con Yay (EDm), 9 p.m., $5.

MOOG'S PLACE: open mic, 8 p.m., free.

RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB & WHISKEY ROOM: Supersounds DJ (top 40), 10 p.m., free.

CITY LIMITS: trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

northeast kingdom

THE STAGE: Don & Jen (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free.

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THE BEE'S KNEES: Al 'n' Pete (blues), 7:30 p.m., donation.

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RUBEN JAMES: DJ cre8 (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free. THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Arc Iris (indie folk), 8 p.m., NA. ZEN LOUNGE: Jah Red (Latin), 8 p.m., $5. D Jay Baron (hip-hop), 11 p.m., $5.

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BACKSTAGE PUB: Acoustic Happy Hour, 5 p.m., free. Karaoke with Jenny Red, 9 p.m., free. HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Pokey LaFarge, caroline Rose (Americana), 8:30 p.m., $15/17. AA. JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: Red Hot Juba (cosmic Americana), 7:30 p.m., free. THE MONKEY HOUSE: Green Bastard, Sleeping In, Dark Noon, Palinopsia (metal), 9 p.m., $3.

CLUB METRONOME: Back to the Future Friday (’90s/2000s dance party), 9 p.m., $5.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Loose Association (acoustic rock), 5 p.m., free. Identity crisis (rock), 9 p.m., free.

FINNIGAN'S PUB: DJ Jon Demus (reggae), 10 p.m., free. Vaporizer, Abaddon (metal), 10 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: 2KDeep presents Good times (house), 10 p.m., free. JUNIPER: The DuPont Brothers (indie folk), 9 p.m., free. LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Blue Gardenias (jazz), 8 p.m., free. NECTAR'S: Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., free. Nectar's 40th Anniversary celebration: Seth Yacovone Band, funbridge, the Shady trees (blues, rock), 9 p.m., $5. RADIO BEAN COFFEEHOUSE: Friday morning Sing-Along with Linda Bassick & Friends (kids

BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Retro Fridays (vintage covers), 6 p.m., donation. CHARLIE-O'S WORLD FAMOUS: Ricky Powell (solo acoustic), 7 p.m., free. Pours, NYIKo (indie, electropop), 10 p.m., free. NUTTY STEPH'S: Latin Friday with Rauli Fernandez & Friends, 7 p.m., free. Jazzyaoke, 7:30 p.m., free. POSITIVE PIE (MONTPELIER): Gang of Thieves (funk rock), 10 p.m., $5. SWEET MELISSA'S: Honky tonk Happy Hour with mark LeGrand, 5 p.m., free. Starline Rhythm Boys (rockabilly), 9 p.m., $5. courtEsy of wAxAhAtchEE

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THE BEE'S KNEES: Jamie Kallestad (folk), 7:30 p.m., donation. MOOG'S PLACE: Lesley Grant & Seth Eames (Americana), 9 p.m., free. RIMROCK'S MOUNTAIN TAVERN: DJ Rekkon #FridayNightFrequencies (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free. RUSTY NAIL: Swale, Dino Bravo, Villanelles (rock), 9 p.m., $7.

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THE CIDER HOUSE BARBECUE AND PUB: tim Kane (piano), 6 p.m., free.

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CITY LIMITS: city Limits Dance Party with top Hat Entertainment (Top 40), 9:30 p.m., free.

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PHAT KATS TAVERN: Bravacado (rock), 9:30 p.m., free. THE STAGE: Joe Fox (singer-songwriter), 6 p.m., free. Karaoke, 8 p.m., free.

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PARKER PIE CO.: Black & White: EDm for Social Justice, 8 p.m., NA. THE STAGE: Shatterbox (rock), 6 p.m., free. 3 Rivers (rock), 8 p.m., free.

outside vermont

MONOPOLE: trinity Park Radio (rock), 10 p.m., free.

MONOPOLE DOWNSTAIRS: Happy Hour tunes & trivia with Gary Peacock, 5 p.m., free.

CLUB METRONOME: Best Good Friends (rock, jam), 9 p.m., $10/15. 18+.

burlington

ARTSRIOT: Spring comedy Bash (standup comedy), 8 p.m., $15/18. CLUB METRONOME: Retronome with DJ Fattie B (’80s dance party), 9 p.m., free/$5. FRANNY O'S: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free. HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: Antara (folk), 8 p.m., free. JP'S PUB: Karaoke with megan, 10 p.m., free. JUNIPER: DJ cre8, 9 p.m., free. LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Lake champlain chamber music Festival, 8 p.m., free. Julian chobot Jazz trio, 10 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN COFFEEHOUSE: Ben Slotnick (folk), noon, free. Jamie Kallestad (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free. The Folk Below (ritual folk, blackgrass), 8:30 p.m., free. Great Blue (rock, reggae), 11:30 p.m., free. RED SQUARE: The Aerolites (rock), 7 p.m., $5. mashtodon (hip-hop), 11 p.m., $5.

RUBEN JAMES: craig mitchell (house), 10 p.m., free. THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): michelle Sarah Band (soul), 8 p.m., NA. ZEN LOUNGE: old School Revival (hip-hop), 9 p.m., $5. DJ Atak & Guests (EDM, top 40), 10 p.m., $5.

chittenden county

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: cooper & Lavoie (blues), 5 p.m., free. Stone cold Roosters (western swing), 9 p.m., free. VENUE NIGHTCLUB: Salsa Night with DJ Hector, 10 p.m., $3/5. 18+.

barre/montpelier

BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Jamie Kallestad (folk), 11 a.m., donation. Irish Session, 2 p.m., donation. Karen mayhew & Friends (folk), 6 p.m., free.

NECTAR'S: mi Yard Reggae Night with DJs Big Dog and Demus, 9:30 p.m., $3.

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BACKSTAGE PUB: Karaoke/open mic, 8 p.m., free. THE MONKEY HOUSE: Waves of Adrenaline (folk), 6 p.m., free. PENALTY BOX: trivia With a twist, 4 p.m., free.

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CHARLIE-O'S WORLD FAMOUS: Kathleen Kanz comedy Hour (standup comedy), 7 p.m., free. Resonant Rogues (Americana), 10 p.m., free.

HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: Junglist Lounge (jungle), 6 p.m., free. Something Different (eclectic), 11 p.m., free.

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JP'S PUB: Dance Video Request Night with melody, 10 p.m., free. JUNIPER: trivia Night, 7 p.m., free. MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

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known as a core member of the Providence, R.I.-based band

NECTAR'S: metal monday: Bask, Vultures of cult, Beneath oblivion (stoner metal), 9 p.m., $2/5. 18+. RADIO BEAN COFFEEHOUSE: The Western Den (folk), 7 p.m., free. Sean casey (folk), 8:30 p.m., free. Latin Sessions with mal maiz (cumbia), 10 p.m., free. RED SQUARE: mashtodon (hip-hop), 8 p.m., free. THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Kidz music with Raphael, 11:30 a.m., $3 donation.

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HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Dark Star orchestra (Grateful Dead tribute), 9 p.m., $25/28. AA. ON TAP BAR & GRILL: open mic with Wylie, 7 p.m., free.

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leader of the indie-folk band ARc IRIS. Just as TLA corraled

BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Nick clemens (psychedelic folk rock), 6 p.m., donation.

a wealth of influences into their moody, melancholy take on

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

chamber folk, so too does Adams push traditional boundaries. However, her work with Arc Iris, which leans on everything from art rock to cabaret jazz to outlaw country, is far

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livelier and aurally expansive. Says the Boston Globe of the band’s 2014 self-titled debut, “The album’s unique sound is informed as much by Joni

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THE BEE'S KNEES: Heady topper Happy Hour with David Langevin (piano), 5 p.m., free. Up on the Roof (folk), 7:30 p.m., donation.

and sweeping film soundtracks.” Catch Arc Iris at the Skinny Pancake in Burlington every Friday in May.

MOOG'S PLACE: Golden Novak Duo (Americana), 8 p.m., free. PIECASSO PIZZERIA & LOUNGE: trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

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HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: DJ tricky Pat & Guests (D&B), 10 p.m., free. DJ Rife (house), 10 p.m., free. JP'S PUB: open mic with Kyle, 9 p.m., free. NECTAR'S: crushed out, Lux Deluxe, carraway (indie rock, surf), 9 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

RADIO BEAN COFFEEHOUSE: Stephen callahan trio (jazz), 6:30 p.m., free. Aaron Flinn (folk rock), 9 p.m., free. Honky tonk tuesday with Brett Hughes & Friends, 10 p.m., $3.

THE MONKEY HOUSE: WW Presents: Waxahatchee, Girlpool (indie rock), 8:30 p.m., $10/12.

MOOG'S PLACE: Jason Wedlock (rock), 7:30 p.m., free.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: Hornbeam (rock), 7 p.m., free. craig mitchell (house), 10 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: Karaoke with Roots Entertainment, 9 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): The moth: true Stories told Live, 7 p.m., NA. ZEN LOUNGE: Killed It! Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

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HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Dark Star orchestra (Grateful Dead tribute), 9 p.m., $25/28. AA. HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Davy Knowles, Aram Bedrosian (rock, blues), 7:30 p.m., $13/15. AA.

BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Django Koenig (acoustic), 6 p.m., donation. CHARLIE-O'S WORLD FAMOUS: Karaoke, 8 p.m., free. SOUTH SIDE TAVERN: open mic with John Lackard, 9 p.m., free. SWEET MELISSA'S: cobalt (rock), 5 p.m., free.

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middlebury area

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MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: open mic with Andy Lugo, 9 p.m., free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

NECTAR'S: Vt comedy club Presents: What a Joke! comedy open mic (standup comedy), 7 p.m., free. Binger, otter (rock, funk), 9:30 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

northeast kingdom

RADIO BEAN COFFEEHOUSE: mary mcGinnis & the Selkies (hillbilly Acadian jazz), 7:30 p.m., free. Audry Houle (folk), 9 p.m., free. Near North (rock), 10:30 p.m., free. RED SQUARE: Jive Farmer (jam), 7 p.m., free. DJ Dave Villa (hip-hop), 11 p.m., free.

PARKER PIE CO.: trivia Night, 7 p.m., free. THE STAGE: open mic, 6 p.m., free.

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“Model of Hydrogen Atoms, Niels Bohr, early twentieth century”

“Molecular Model of Sperm Whale Myoglobin, Sir John Kendrew, c. 1972”

BRENNAN IS SHOOTING THE ABSENCE OF SOMETHING, RATHER THAN ITS PRESENCE.

from the electron to the solar system; from the sperm whale to the hummingbird. Ironically, Brennan is not interested in such explaining, preferring that his images serve as stimuli for viewers’ own responses. When he entered college, Brennan loved the sciences, from physics to biology, he says. Born between the atomic bomb explosions in Japan at the end of World War II and the Apollo space missions of the 1960s, he says, “There was so much promise to science.” But then, he adds, “I was waylaid by one course in photography. I started spending all of my time in a dark room.” Brennan’s interests in science and art coalesce in “Darkness From Light,” as visitors to the gallery immediately observe. Consider the photographs’ titles: “Electron Density Map of Penicillin, model built by Dorothy Hodgkins, c. 1945.” “Polypeptide Chain, model by Francis Crick and Alexander Rich,

“Orrery of 8 planets, built by Newton and Company, London, mid-nineteenth century”

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been enamored of photography; he earned his master’s in the medium from the University of Arizona, and his work has been exhibited around the country. What sets “Darkness From Light” apart from a typical photography exhibit, including Brennan’s own past shows, is its ephemerality. Each of his images captures something that doesn’t exist — a shadow — except, for a moment, it did. “I wanted to take something so simple, so limited, and see how far I could take it,” Brennan says. His source material is unorthodox, too. Brennan procured the items from a number of museum collections on two continents — the Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford; the Science Museum Group in Britain; and the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University, to name a few. Scientists originally collected these specimens and built these models to understand and explain the universe —

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f someone calls you “photogenic,” you must look great in your selfies. Even so, you are probably not “producing or generating light,” which is another definition of the word. And “photogenic drawing” is another order of image making altogether. Invented in the 1830s by photographer and inventor William Henry Fox Talbot, the technique generally entailed contact printing an object on specially prepared paper, which was then fixed in a salt solution. It was a marvel in the 19th century. Thomas Brennan’s current exhibit at the BCA Center, titled “Darkness From Light,” owes something to this, er, development in the history of photography. But his stark, mysterious images raise the ante in the camera-free game. Instead of objects, the subjects of these photos are their shadows, which Brennan calls “the most perfect and least perfect records.” Positioning photographic paper on a surface in a darkened room, Brennan used a light source to capture this ghostly data. (He notes that a synonym for ghost is “shade.”) The objects — molecular or celestial models, vintage scientific instruments and ornithological specimens — are represented as inky silhouettes in a creamy white field. Their three dimensions are flattened, their original identities at least partially obscured. (Think of how you can recognize your shadow against a wall but you can’t see the unique details that make up you.) Depending on Brennan’s — or rather the light’s — vantage point, the images are transformed. The photographer has played with this POV to show how perceptions can change with incomplete or distorted information. Objectivity becomes abstraction; meaning is dispersed. As Brennan puts it, he is shooting the absence of something, rather than its presence. That opens up all manner of “meta” interpretations and raises the question: Is the metaphor here, in fact, the art? Brennan has been an associate professor of art at the University of Vermont since 1989 and chair of the department of art and art history since 2012. For much longer than that, he’s

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f Third Mind Group Exhibit Opening + Journal Launch: A pop-up exhibit celebrating a limited-edition journal. Art, literature and objects by more than 20 collaborators. Refreshments will be served. Launch party: Friday, May 8, 5-9 p.m. May 8-13. Info, 303-968-0349. Karma Bird House Gallery in Burlington.

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f ‘River Works’: Photography, paintings and multimedia inspired by Vermont rivers and water meditation by Arista Alanis, Kevin Fahey, Janet Fredericks, John Miller, John Sargent, Rett Sturman and Kathryn Lipke. Reception: Thursday, May 7, 5-7 p.m. May 7-July 30. Info, 888-1261. River Arts in Morrisville.

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f Peter Fried: “Addison: Land Meets Sky,” an exhibit of Addison County landscapes in the artist’s new gallery. Reception: Friday, May 8, 6-10 p.m. May 8-October 8. Info, 355-1447. Peter Fried Art in Vergennes. “Ptolemy and Copernicus planetaria, c. 1700”

f Erika Lawlor Schmidt: An exhibition of collages and prints with a seasonal theme influenced by the ever-changing light of New England. Reception: Friday, May 15, 6 p.m. Through June 6. Info, 468-6052. Castleton Downtown Gallery in Rutland.

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Keith Sonnier: A survey of early neon works, 1968-1989, by the American artist. Peter Saul: In a retrospective exhibit that spans his career from 1959 to 2012, the American artist presents colorful paintings that incorporate humor, pop-culture imagery, irreverence and occasionally politically incorrect subject matter. Open weekends and Wednesdays by appointment. May 9-November 29. Info, info@hallartfoundation.org. Hall Art Foundation in Reading.

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f Alisa Dworsky: “Motion-Line-Form,” is a 70-foot-long textile installation made from polyester ribbon and installed via dance. It will be connected to a facade of the museum. The performance is a collaboration of the artist and choreographers Candice Salyers and Dahlia Nayar. Performance: Saturday, May 9, 4 p.m., followed by a reception at 5 p.m. May 9-June 21. Info, 257-0124. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

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f ‘Variations on Landscape’: Paintings, sculpture and photographs on the theme of nature, maps and roads. Reception: Saturday, May 9, 3-5 p.m. May 9-June 14. Info, 819-843-9992. Le Studio de Georgeville, Québec.

art events Helen Shulman Talk: The artist discusses the work in her exhibition “Happy Medium.” AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon, N.H., Wednesday, May 6, 5:30 p.m. Info, 603-448-3117. Sumru Tekin Talk: A talk by the Turkish-born, Charlotte-based artist in conjunction with her current installation, “One Day.” BCA Center, Burlington, Wednesday, May 6, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Info, 865-7166.

Wings of Sin Open Studio: Ichor & Teeth and Moss & Mayhem show clothing, handcrafted/ painted clocks, graphic designs, paintings and illustrations on a dark fairy-tale theme. Music and snacks provided. Wings of Sin Studio, Huntington, Saturday, May 9, noon-6 p.m. Info, wingsofsindesigns@gmail.com.

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‘Back to Nature’: Textiles, paintings and mixed media by Karen Henderson, Jill Madden, Joe Salerno and Gowri Savoor that celebrate the beauty of the Vermont landscape and reinterpret our connection with place through time. Through June 20. Info, 865-7166. Vermont Metro Gallery, BCA Center, in Burlington. Bruce Conklin: “New Paintings,” Vermont landscapes by the local artist. Through August 15. Info, 862-2470. UVM Medical Center in Burlington. ‘Burlington Then and Now: 150 Years a City’: An exhibit of historic black-and-white photographs of Burlington from University of Vermont Special Collections dating back to the 1860s, along with contemporary photos by Paul Reynolds taken from the same viewpoints. Through May 31. Info, 865-7211. Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library, in Burlington. Cara Lai FitzGibbon: “Home,” an exhibition of paintings inspired by Vermont architecture. On view as part of the HeART and Home series in support of Fair Housing Month. Through May 26. Info, 735-2542. New City Galerie in Burlington. Chance McNiff: “Geometrically cosmic,” acrylic and oil paintings lined with ink. Curated by SEABA. Through May 31. Info, 859-9222. Speeder & Earl’s: Pine Street in Burlington. ‘Civil War Objects From the UVM Collections’: Heirloom items donated to the museum from America’s Civil War period include correspondence and ephemera, quilts, medical items, fine and decorative art, and more. Wilbur Room. Through May 17. ‘Staring Back: The Creation and Legacy of Picasso’s Demoiselles d’Avignon’: The exhibit explores the origins and influence of the seminal cubist painting through a selection of American, African and European contemporary art, as well as new technologies. Through June 21. ‘Travelers in Postwar Europe’: Black-and-white photographs of Germany, Paris, London and Venice by Burlington doctor H.A. Durfee Jr. between 1951 and 1953. Through June 28. Info, 656-8582. Fleming Museum, UVM, in Burlington. ‘Finished’: The third annual exhibition of works by Vermont Woodworking School graduating students. Through May 31. Info, 863-6458. Frog Hollow Vermont State Craft Center in Burlington.

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“Darkness From Light,” photographs by Thomas Brennan. Through June 20 at BCA Center in Burlington. burlingtoncityarts.org

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BASH: Big Arty SPA Happening: A benefit for Studio Place Arts programs. Bid on items in the silent auction fundraiser while viewing the art of fly-tying with Judd Levine and listening to the Green Mountain Playboys. Studio Place Arts, Barre, Friday, May 8, 7-9 p.m. $15 advance; $25 at the door. Info, 479-7069.

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f Woody Jackson: “Wholly Cow,” a retrospective of works by the artist best known for his Ben & Jerry’s ice cream cows. Reception: Friday, May 8, 5-7 p.m. May 8-31. Info, 458-0098. Edgewater Gallery in Middlebury.

Abbey Meaker: “Abject Frontier,” a pop-up exhibit featuring photographs by the graduating student of the former St. Joseph’s Orphanage, which is now Burlington College. Burlington College, Friday, May 8, 1-4 p.m. Info, 862-9616.

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right-angled arms can be perceived as the most elemental human stick figures. Suddenly, it looks like a toy. Brennan’s shadow shots of ornithological specimens line the walls of the BCA Center’s west gallery, and they are unmistakably avian. One exception is an image resembling two black blobs — those are flamingoes folded up for storage, the artist says. The exotic plumage of birds of paradise and something aptly called a resplendent quetzal is admirable, even devoid of color. Yet what may strike viewers in this room is that, in its quest to understand life, science sometimes extinguishes it. That paradox is hauntingly conveyed by the shadow of a tiny green-throated mango, its taxidermied form perched on a stand, a tag dangling from its foot. “In the history of any science,” says Brennan, “you’re able to touch on a social history.” The photos in this room speak to the often-ruthless human behaviors of collection and displaying. Curator DJ Hellerman aptly describes the images in “Darkness From Light” like this: “The result is an unexpected sense of beauty that straddles narrative photography and the analytics of science.” Viewers may gladly see only richly printed, abstracted images, or they may leave the gallery in deep wonderment about the nature of existence — and its absence. m

Essex Art League Meeting: The art organization holds its monthly meeting. First Congregational Church Essex, Essex Junction,Thursday, May 7, 9-11 a.m.

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Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, c. 1955.” “Copernican Armillary Sphere with planets out to Uranus along with four asteroids, Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta, France, early nineteenth century.” This is an exhibit that you can take at face value or really get into the weeds with — perhaps calling on the help of Google. Not sure of the definitions of “armillary” or “orrery”? Can’t explain the relative contributions of Ptolemy, Copernicus and Galileo? Then you might take the latter path, and say hallelujah for smartphones. With such assistance, you’ll know when you’re looking at a model — the shadow of a model — of the solar system. You may be fascinated by the intricacy of the molecular models scientists have used to work out their hunches. The similarities in appearance (at least in these images) between a strand of DNA and a telephone pole with a zillion cable boxes may amaze you. At the root of these mechanistic depictions is the stuff of life. Even without exposition to flesh out their science-y titles, though, Brennan’s works stand on their own as engaging images. Wall text informs you that you’re looking at an electron-density map of myoglobin; what your eyes see are dark swirls like tiny tornadoes confined to a box. A model of hydrogen atoms created by physicist Niels Bohr is a captivating study in line: verticals and horizontals, intersected by looping ribbons that, in fact, are orbiting atoms. Derived from a mid-19th-century orrery for eight planets, another photograph clearly depicts a mechanical gizmo on a pedestal, yet its

Senior Independent Studio Art Exhibition: An exhibit of works in various media showcasing the work of advanced students in ART 700 Studio Art. May 13-22. Info, 443-3168. Johnson Memorial Building, Middlebury College.

Wine Down Wednesday: Mariah Phillips: Ink and watercolor paintings by the artist. $5 glasses of wine and free snacks. Fresh Tracks Farm Vineyard & Winery, Berlin, Wednesday, May 6, 6-8 p.m. Info, 223-1151.

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reBeCCa Levi: “Queering the Lines,” artworks in fabric and thread in which traditional needlework collides with untraditional “LGBTQ identity and gender performativity.” Through May 22. Info, 603-667-3119. Center for Cultural Pluralism, UVM, in Burlington.

GeorGia Smith: Photographs of Europe capturing the spontaneous, mysterious moments that keep life interesting. Through May 31. Info, 540-0107. Speaking Volumes in Burlington.

Sarah Bunker: “An Exploration in Abstract,” paintings in oil, acrylic and mixed media on canvas and paper. Through May 29. Info, 425-2700. Davis Studio Gallery, SEABA Center, in Burlington.

‘GraCe: GraSS rootS art & Community effort’: An exhibit showcasing 28 pieces of work from artists living in Chittenden County. Lower level of the mall, at the southwest entrance. Through May 31. Info, 472-6857. Vermont Artisans Craft Gallery, Burlington Town Center.

f ‘SeLL/out’: A pop-up exhibition of artworks in a variety of mediums, from digital painting to cartoons to crochet, by the second graduating class in creative media at Champlain College. Closing reception: Friday, May 8, 7 p.m. Through May 8. Info, 651-5889. Ethan Allen Center in Burlington.

the innovation Center Show: Group exhibits of local artists on all three floors. First floor: Ashley Veselis, Casey Blanchard, James Vogler, Jamie Townsend, Liz Cleary, Lori Arner, Robert Green and Scott Nelson; second floor: Elizabeth Nelson, Emily Mitchell, Lyna Lou Nordstorm, Michael Pitts and Tom Merwin; third floor: Jessica Drury, Lynn Cummings, Haley Bishop, Janet Bonneau, Krista Cheney and Wendy James. Curated by SEABA. Through May 31. Info, 859-9222. The Innovation Center of Vermont in Burlington.

StePhanie SeGuino: “Radical Empathy,” an exhibition exploring issues of race through photography by the artist, economist and professor. Through June 30. Info, 999-0657. Flynndog in Burlington. Steve haDeka: “Riffing on the Modern Birdhouse 2,” an exhibit of wood birdhouses in mid-century styles. Through May 31. Info, 651-8834. Penny Cluse Café in Burlington.

a trunk Show: Levity 7 DeSiGn CoLLeCtive: Spring-themed arts and products by seven local designer/artisans. Info, 233-6811. Jane BrookS: Watercolor paintings by the Vermont artist. Through May 31. Info, 488-5766. Vintage Inspired Lifestyle Marketplace in Burlington. JaSon BoyD, JorDan DouGLaS & matt GanG: Wood and mixed-media assemblages by Boyd; photographs on infrared and black-and-white film capturing recent travels by Douglas; and works in cork and wood by Gang. Curated by SEABA. Through May 31. Info, 859-9222. VCAM Studio in Burlington. kathryn JarviS: Floral landscape pastel and watercolor paintings. Through June 26. Info, 862-9647. The Daily Planet in Burlington. LiSa LiLLiBriDGe: “Freak Show,” an installation of carved relief paintings created from found objects and textiles, influenced by vintage carnival signs, games and relationships. Through June 16. Info, 448-3657. Revolution Kitchen in Burlington.

Lynn CumminGS: “Life Forms & Color Studies,” a solo exhibition of abstract paintings based on symbols, shapes and patterns reminiscent of sea creatures or microbes. Through June 30. Info, 660-9005. The Gallery at Main Street Landing in Burlington. mark Gonyea: “Name That Game,” posters inspired by popular board games. Through June 30. Info, 660-9005. Dostie Bros. Frame Shop in Burlington. ‘may Day: the workerS are revoLtinG’: Annual employee art show. Through May 31. Info, 318-2438. Red Square in Burlington.

Woody Jackson It’s been four decades since the artist began his

career in printmaking, and an equally long time since he worked on a dairy farm. Cows, however, are still a focus for the Vermont artist, as can be seen in “Wholly Cow — A Retrospective,” on view at Edgewater Gallery in Middlebury through May. Jackson’s iconic Holsteins, instantly recognizable on containers of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, are not the extent of his work; he also creates landscapes and cityscapes as prints or paintings, with or without bovines. Jackson’s artist statement reads, “All my artwork has always been inspired by the land, from apple orchards, vegetables gardens, New Mexico deserts, dairy farms, and even the New York City waterfront. The land in turn is changed and inspired by time and the seasons. The light is different through the day and month to month.” The cows, however, are always black and white. A reception and ice cream social catered by the Rutland Ben & Jerry’s is Friday, May 8, 5-7 p.m. Live music by Caleb Elder and Brett Hughes. Pictured: “Wild Meadow,” a gouache painting on paper.

miChaeL BuCkLey: “The Buck Stopped Here,” a retrospective to honor the artist and support Drawing Inspiration, a virtual community connecting cancer patients with art. Through May 29. Info, 859-9222. SEABA Center in Burlington.

PhiL LauGhLin: “Water Works,” an exhibition of paintings with a watery theme. Through May 31. Info, 863-6713. North End Studios in Burlington.

toni Lee SanGaStiano: “Misguided Adorations,” a photographic series of vacant Italian street shrine alcoves repurposed as slyly subversive altars to consumer culture, created during the artist’s sabbatical in Florence, Italy. Through June 29. Info, 860-2733. Freeman Hall 300, Champlain College, in Burlington. ‘the waSkowmium: where the art StoPS’: A selection of works by 45 regional artists represent Barre collector Mark Waskow’s acquisitions since 1998. Through May 30. Info, 652-4500. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, in Burlington.

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aDam vinDiGni: A founder of Powe. Snowboards exhibits graphic art, ink drawings and photography inspired by life in Vermont. Through May 31. Info, 658-2739. Magic Hat Artifactory in South Burlington.

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Sumru tekin: “One Day,” a multimedia installation by the Barbara Smail Award winner, with audio elements meant to orchestrate an encounter between the visitor and the gallery space. thomaS Brennan: “Darkness From Light,” photogenic or camera-less photographic drawings by the associate professor of art at the University of Vermont that explore mortality and document nature. Through June 20. Info, 865-7166. BCA Center in Burlington.

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Livvy arau-mCSweeney: Paintings and photography by a Burlington High School senior. Through May 31. Info, 863-3403. Pickering Room, Fletcher Free Library, in Burlington.

Sue mowrer aDamSon: An exhibit of multimedia block prints made from children’s artwork and found objects. Through June 30. Info, 658-6400. American Red Cross Blood Donor Center in Burlington.

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art shows

‘Birds of a Fiber’: A community art show. Through October 31. Info, 434-2167. Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington.

Kathleen Kolb: “Houses,” paintings influenced by American luminism, a 19th-century landscape style emphasizing light, in which the artist illustrates how Vermonters live. Through June 22. Info, 253-8943. West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park in Stowe.

Casey Blanchard: “Key West Bound,” a colorful, ethereal monoprint series by the Shelburne artist. Through June 30. Info, 238-7767. Yoga Roots in Shelburne.

‘Slope Style’: Thirty-five fully accessorized vintage ski outfits, with a special section of the exhibit dedicated to Vermont ski brands. Through October 31. Info, 253-9911. Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum in Stowe.

‘Interpreting the Surface’: Textiles by eight Vermont members of the Surface Design Association, featuring styles from traditional quilting to the abstract. Through May 26. Info, 9853848. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne.

Student Art Show: Artworks in a variety of media and subject matter by Stowe-area students. Through May 31. Info, 253-8358. Helen Day Art Center in Stowe.

‘Travel With Ogden Pleissner’: A selection of the artist’s lesser-known American and European landscapes, along with other American paintings from the museum’s permanent collection. Through October 31. ‘Walter Wick: Games, Gizmos and Toys in the Attic’: An exhibition of large-scale photographs, models and a video of model building from the photographic illustrator and cocreator of I SPY and creator of the Can You See What I See? children’s books. Through July 5. Judy B. Dales: “Ahead of the Curve,” an exhibit of contemporary quilts from the last 18 years of the artist’s flowing, abstract style. Through October 31. Nathan Benn: “Kodachrome Memory: American Pictures 1972-1990,” featuring evocative color images by the acclaimed National Geographic photographer. Through May 25. Info, 985-3346. Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education, Shelburne Museum.

‘Vermont – A Personal Viewpoint’: Eighteen works depicting life in Vermont by six artists in styles from abstract to representational. Through June 3. Info, 472-6857. Grace Gallery at the Old Firehouse in Hardwick. Wendy Soliday: “Here and Where?” a collection of pastel paintings that juxtapose the artist’s traditional Vermont landscapes with scenes from her travels abroad. Through June 30. Info, 2531818. Green Mountain Fine Art Gallery in Stowe.

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f Axel Stohlberg: Paintings, drawings and assemblages that play on the theme of shelter, both physical and emotional. Reception: Friday, May 8, 6-8 p.m. Through June 13. Info, 244-7801. Axel’s Gallery & Frameshop in Waterbury.

Katie Loesel: “Piles and Passageways,” drawings and prints by the Vermont artist, who explores ideas of pilings, webs and balance. Through June 1. Info, 985-8222. Shelburne Vineyard.

Cathy Stevens Pratt: “Vessels,” a colorful exhibition of work that incorporates recognizable figures with exaggerated or abstracted details. Through May 17. Info, 244-8581. Waterbury Congregational Church.

Vermont Watercolor Society: A juried spring show by 35 watercolor artists. Through May 31. Info, 899-3211. Emile A. Gruppe Gallery in Jericho. ‘The Wonders of Wood’: An exhibition of handmade objects by woodshop manager Chris Ramos, woodworkers-in-residence, members of the woodshop’s community renters’ program and students. Through May 29. Info, 985-3648. Shelburne Craft School.

‘The Gathering’: Thirty-three members of the Valley Arts Foundation exhibit works in a variety of media and styles. Through June 26. Info, 496-6682. Festival Gallery in Waitsfield.

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Billy Brauer and Students: Members of Warren artist Billy Brauer’s long-running painting and life-drawing class exhibit their work in the gallery’s new space. Through June 19. Info, 262-6035. T. W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier. Bridget & Natalie Wheeler: “Brainscapes,” an exhibition of mixed-media artworks. Through May 31. Info, 479-0896. Espresso Bueno in Barre.

‘A Legacy of Caring: Kurn Hattin Homes for Children’: A historical exhibit of Kurn Hattin Homes for Children, founded in 1894 in Westminster to offer a safe home and quality education for disadvantaged children in a nurturing, rural environment. Through September 30. Info, 828-2291. Vermont History Museum in Montpelier.

Place Arts hosts its annual fundraiser and silent auction this week to support the nonprofit’s arts programming. The theme is fishing, so attendees are encouraged to

catch some art. They can practice their two-step, too, with live Cajun music by the Green Mountain Playboys. Food and a cash bar round out the fun. And did we mention the art? “Gone Fishing” is the title of a 23-artist mixed-media show in the Main Floor Gallery. In keeping with the piscine motif, artist Judd Levine will demonstrate freestyle fly-tying. In the Third Floor Gallery, Michael Heffernan offers 2D desserts with “Sweet Images,” his exhibition of still-life paintings. The artworks will remain on view through May 15. Bidding for items in the silent auction has already begun and will conclude at the BASH on Friday, May 8, 7-9 p.m. Tickets are $15 advance, $25 at the door. Pictured: “One Fish, Two Fish…,” by Matt Larson.

Peter Fried: The visual artist invites visitors to his new gallery and working studio to observe his process in various media. Works are available for purchase. Through December 31. Info, peterdfried@ gmail.com. Peter Fried Art in Vergennes.

f Steven Jupiter: “Hubbardton Creek,” a limited-edition series of 10 color 24-by-36-inch photographs of a Vermont waterway. Reception: Friday, May 8, 4-9 p.m. Through July 26. Info, 917-686-1292. Steven Jupiter Gallery in Middlebury. Susan Alancraig: “Unexpected Journeys: Life, Illness and Loss,” photographic portraits, accompanied by audio and written excerpts of interviews given by women with metastatic cancer and their family caregivers. Through May 9. Info, 388-4964. Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury.

rutland area Montpelier. Nancy Calicchio: “Landscape Trilogy,” an exhibition of plein-air oil paintings that explore the balance between earth and sky. Through June 30. Info, 828-5657. Governor’s Gallery in Montpelier.

Mary Admasian: “Boundaries, Balance and Confinement,” sculptures and assemblages that address societal constraints and use found materials including fencing, willow switches, logs, butterflies and rooster feathers. Through July 7. Info, 828-0749. Vermont Supreme Court Gallery in

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“Subtle, Not Subtle: Evocative Nuance”: Delicate and complex paintings by Marc Civitarese, Janis Pozzi-Johnson and Helen Shulman; and sculptures by Jonathan Prince. Through June 3.

Jackee Foley: “The Past and the Present,” a retrospective of work, including new paintings featuring the architecture of Brandon, by the thirdgeneration resident and Guild member. Through June 2. Info, 247-4956. Brandon Artists Guild.

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theLoretta Languet: Ceramic pottery depicting abstract floral imagery by the Mad River Valley artisan. Through May 31. Info, 223-1981. The Cheshire Cat in Montpelier.

Castleton Alumni Art Exhibtion: Artworks by 16 graduates from 1982 through 2014. Through August 28. Info, 468-6052. Rutland City Hall.

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‘Gone Fishing’: A group exhibition of multiple media and installations depicting water, fish, watery organisms and fly-fishing flies, Main Floor Gallery. Michael Heffernan: “Sweet Images,” an exhibition of surrealist abstract paintings, Third Floor Gallery. Silent Auction Exhibit: Original artwork and other items will be auctioned to benefit Studio Place Arts programs, Second Floor Gallery. Final bids on May 8. Through May 15. Info, 479-7069. Studio Place Arts in Barre.

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f Nick Mayer: Illustrations of fish and other marine life with a scientific perspective by a former marine biologist and lifelong fly-fishing addict. Reception: Friday, May 8, 5–7 p.m. Through May 8. Info, 382-9222. Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater, in Middlebury.

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The f/7 Photography Group: Images from Lost Nation Theater’s productions of Eurydice and Treasure Island by the local photography club. Through May 31. Info, 223-9504. Montpelier City Hall.

‘Emerging: Celebrations of Spring’: Artwork celebrating spring by local artists working in a variety of media. Through May 24. Info, 877-3850. Creative Space Gallery in Vergennes.

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‘1865, Out of the Ashes: Assassination, Reconstruction & Healing the Nation’: Historical artifacts that commemorate the Civil War’s 150th anniversary. Through July 31. Info, 485-2886. Sullivan Museum & History Center, Norwich University, in Northfield.

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Axel Stohlberg For this well-known artist, who sold his Waterbury shop and moved to Maine in 2013, retirement has inspired fresh creativity on the theme

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artistic mission like this: “With all of my art I try to tell a story. Art should make the viewer think as well as feel. I find everyone can relate to a shape, color, title or object no matter where they are in the world. I’ve tried to find my own voice in my art, unique, identifiable and to the point.” A reception is Friday, May 8, 6-8 p.m. Pictured: “Night Blue House.” RuTLAND AREA SHoWS

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‘Love of ImagInatIon’: The 2015 student art exhibit features work from all eligible Vermont K-12 students in public, private or home schools. The theme celebrates the youthful spirit of creativity and imagination. Through May 30. Info, 775-0062. Chaffee Art Center in Rutland. muffy KashKIn groLLIer: “Felted Flora, Fauna and Fantasy,” mixed media, paint with wool felt. Through May 31. Info, 247-4295. Compass Music and Arts Center in Brandon. ‘What Is Love?’: The gallery’s annual Full House group exhibit offers diverse interpretations of and answers to the titular question. Through May 9. Info, 775-0062. Chaffee Downtown Art Center in Rutland.

champlain islands/northwest student art exhbItIIon: Artworks by students K-12 from seven schools in the Enosburg Falls area. Through May 29. Info, 933-6403. Artist in Residence Cooperative Gallery in Enosburg Falls.

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KIt farnsWorth: Landscapes and nature paintings by the South Royalton special educator. Through May 9. Info, 763-7094. Royalton Memorial Library in South Royalton. LaureL vaIL tobIason & PatrIcIa Warren: Landscapes and portraits in watercolor and oil. Through May 24. Info, 889-9404. Tunbridge Public Library. ‘PrInt garden’: Botanical Prints by studio members. Through May 31. Info, 295-5901. Two Rivers Print Making Studio in White River Junction. ‘the LIght around us’: An exhibit that explores the physics of light and color. Through May 10. Info, 649-2200. Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich. tom schuLten: Vivid works by the renowned Dutch painter of consensusism. Through December 31. Info, 457-7199. Artemis Global Art in Woodstock. WILLIam raymond darLIng & PrIma crIstofaLo: Intaglio prints and designer fashions, respectively. Through June 30. Info, 457-1298. Collective — the Art of Craft in Woodstock.

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‘children of the oasis’: Ten tapestries by students of Egypt’s Ramses Wissa Wassef Centre, shown in conjunction with a contemporary fiber-art exhibit. donald saaf: “Contemporary Folk Tales,” a solo exhibition of figurative paintings by the local artist and musician. Through June 21. Info, 257-0124. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

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ann Young: Oil paintings with a twist of social realism. Through June 14. Info, 748-0158. Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury. ‘get out of this one: Broken snoW reMoval devices of the nek’: A “brief celebration of futility” in the form of an exhibit about the rigors of snow removal in Vermont winters. Through May 31. Info, claredol@sover.net. The Museum of Everyday Life in Glover. Maggie neale: Landscape and abstract paintings by the Vermont artist. Through June 1. Info, 525-3366. Parker Pie Co. in West Glover. ‘recYcle into sPring!’: An exhibit of art and masks created with recyclables, plastics, paper and trash by local students. Through June 12. Info, 334-1966. MAC Center for the Arts Gallery in Newport.

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24th annual regional high school art exhiBition: A juried exhibit of 100 works of student art. the george stePhanoPoulos collection: More than 120 photographs in a range of styles, including works by Henri Cartier-Bresson, among many others. Through May 31. Info, 518-792-1761. The Hyde Museum in Glens Falls, N.Y.

f ‘ukara: ritual cloth of the ekPe secret societY’: An exhibition examining the signature textile of the Ekpe secret society and exploring the cultural practice the cloth represents, as well as the artistic process involved in its creation. In conjunction with “Auto-Graphics: Works by Victor Ekpuk.” Reception: Friday, May 15, 4:30-7 p.m. Through August 2. ‘Water WaYs: tension and floW’: Landscape and portraiture photography

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senior Bfa exhiBition: A showcase of works by the art department’s graduating class. Through May 16. Info, 518-564-2474. Myers Fine Arts Building, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y. m

Tucker-Ketcham at sage@ theshelburnecraftschool.org. Magic Hat Artifactory, South Burlington. $20 application fee. Info, 985-3648. art on the refuge 2015: Seeking artists to help the refuge create an indoor bird walk. Submit 2D art/photography for an exhibit to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day and the birds of the refuge. $15 hanging fee entitles artists to one year Friends of the Refuge membership. No commission on sales. Exhibit May 16 to July 17, with open house Saturday, May 16. Info: friendsofmissisquoi.org/artshow. Deadline: May 13. Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge, Swanton. Info, 868-4781.

the silo Project: Cambridge Arts Council (CAC) is looking for an artist to beautify two concrete silos in Jeffersonville. With approval from the Jeffersonville Board of Trustees and a grant from the Vermont Arts Council, CAC aims for these silos to be an artistic asset to the community. Three finalists will be chosen from the submissions, who will then be required to submit a visual conceptualization of their idea. Deadline: June 1. More info at cambridgeartsvt.org/ category/the-silo-project. Cambridge Arts Council. Info, 644-1960.

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Milton festival of the arts: The Milton Artists’ Guild invites all visual artists to register for the Milton Festival of the Arts, held on June 20, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Bombardier Park. $40 for a 10-by-10-foot outdoor space. Forms and info: miltonfestivalofthearts. org/2015-festival-registration. Deadline: June 1. Bombardier Recreation Park, Milton.

‘natural realM’ call to artists: Calling for photography that investigates the intrinsic magic in the natural world: landscape, flora and fauna, the cosmos. All selected entries will be exhibited in the gallery and in a catalogue. Juror: Dan Burkholder. Send entries to darkroomgallery. com/ex70. Deadline: May 13. Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction, Through May 13. Info, 777-3686.

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6th annual Wall to canvas: Sponsored by Magic Hat and the Shelburne Craft School, the Wall to Canvas event is August 1. We are seeking 12 street-style artists who use wheat pasting, stencils, collage, spray painting, markers and the like to create unique pieces of art for the live art competition. A $500 prize will be awarded to the winner; a live art auction and artist merch tent present sales opportunities for all participating artists. Must be at least 21 to apply. Deadline: June 30. More info at magichat.net/ walltocanvas, or contact Sage

‘froM gainsBorough to Moore: 200 Years of British draWings’: An exhibit of 40 drawings and pastels, mid-18th to late 20th century, from the museum’s UK collection. Through August 16. Marion Wagschal: “Portraits, Memories, Fables,” the first solo museum exhibition of the Montreal artist, featuring close to 30 paintings produced between 1971 and 2014. These include portraiture and allegorical representations painted when abstraction was in style. Through August 9. Info, 515-285-1600 ext. 205. Montréal Museum of Fine Arts.

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24th annual art in the round Barn: Artists are invited to submit applications to the show, held this year September 21 to October 12 in the historic Joslyn Round Barn at the Inn at the Round Barn Farm in Waitsfield. Deadline: May 22. For info and application form, contact Kim Hopper at kimhopper@ gmavt.net. Joslyn Round Barn, Waitsfield. Info, 583-2558.

ernest Montenegro: “Flatmansquared: The Tyranny of Ism,” stainless steel and bronze sculptures by the New Hampshire artist, E.N. Wennberg Gallery. helen shulMan: “Happy Medium,” abstract, earth-toned landscapes in oil by the Quechee panter, Clifford B. West Gallery. joan Morris: “Imprint of Absence,” featuring metal-printed textiles that investigate the space between objects and surfaces; and “Mill + Cross 1, 2 and 3,” plant-dyed materials with sewn lines across the surface, Elizabeth Rowland Mayor Gallery. jonathan sa’adah: “Seeds of Change: Upper Valley 1968-1975,” photographs from the artist’s book How Many Roads?, Johnson Sisters Library. stePhanie suter: “Invisible,” silverpoint drawings that explore ideas of time, memory and impermanence by the Brownsville artist, Rebecca Lawrence Gallery Entry. Through May 20. Info, 603-448-3117. AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H.

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from the permanent collection that explores “water’s impact on human life and humanity’s impact on water.” Through August 23. allan houser: Five sculptures by one of the best-known Native American artists are installed outside the museum in the Maffei Arts Plaza, representing his 3D work from 1986 to 1992. Through May 11. victor ekPuk: “Auto-Graphics,” mixed-media works in graphite and pastel on paper, influenced by the artist’s Nigerian roots. Through August 2. Info, 603-646-2095. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.

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movies Clouds of Sils Maria ★★

t the outset of this English-language French production, one is likely to get the feeling of racing toward someplace fabulous. Everything on the screen is in motion. A hint of hubbub mixes intriguingly with an atmosphere of luxury and glamor. The action takes place in the first-class section of a train. As it zips through the Swiss Alps, Blueberries and smartphones buzz, bringing important news to important people. The writer-director, Olivier Assayas (Summer Hours), creates the sense that we’re at the epicenter of something special and that the destination is sure to prove even more so. Then the whole thing goes off the rails. The first act of Clouds of Sils Maria does little to betray the vacuousness to which all aboard, passengers and audience, are en route. First we meet Val, the dancing-as-fastas-she-can personal assistant played by Kristen Stewart. She literally juggles phones and messages for her boss, a movie star named Maria and portrayed by Juliette Binoche. Maria is on her way to a ceremony where she’ll accept an award for the director who made her famous at 18 with the lead in a film called Maloja Snake. As we’ll be reminded repeatedly, its plot concerns a scheming

young beauty who seduces her older boss and drives her to suicide. As fate — and a needlessly convoluted script — would have it, however, the director dies before the award can be accepted. At the ceremony-turned-memorial, a filmmaker approaches Maria with the idea of a Maloja Snake remake, this time with her in the role of the older woman. The younger woman’s part, he proposes, would go to a troubled Lindsay Lohan type (Chloë Grace Moretz). Much agonizing over the cruel passage of time ensues — though, before long, Maria signs on. As she herself points out, she’s past the age when dangling from wires in front of a green screen for an X-Men sequel is seemly. See what Assayas did there? As becomes evident at some point in the seemingly interminable second act, the auteur’s latest isn’t so much about telling a story as referencing the state of popular culture. Not commenting on it. Simply and rather pointlessly alluding to it. He notes the phenomenon of superhero movies in passing, for example, and — I bet he thought this was his masterstroke — gets all meta with a scene in which Val learns on an entertainment site that Moretz’s character is dating a married man. Get it — just like

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Avengers: Age of Ultron ★★★

VALLEY GIRLS Stewart and Binoche do not hit career peaks in this blab-athon with little of significance to say.

Stewart did in real life! And the point? This is a long, blabby film, but I don’t believe anyone ever got around to saying. How French. Hey, the scenery is spectacular, and there’s some fine acting (Stewart is the first American to earn a César for best supporting actress). Binoche, of course, is a national treasure and does her national-treasure thing — though so little happens that your mind may wander and recall that she did the same in cinematic milestones such as Dan in Real Life (2007) and Godzilla (2014). I should add that, at times, Assayas directs like a mental patient off his meds. Again and

LOST IN THE MACHINE The search for a perfect AI has untoward results in the latest Marvel flick, which is itself a machine of somewhat terrifying magnitude.

intelligence, which he hopes will shield humanity from alien attacks like those seen in the first Avengers. Naturally, Stark’s Frankenstein’s monster, called Ultron, has the sinister glee of James Spader (who provides the voice for a series of robotic bodies) and its own agenda. Ultron exhibits a twisted version of Stark’s own wit and arrogance, which don’t seem so charming when they’re turned against the human race. The Ultron threat precipitates various crises for the other Avengers, because no superhero film these days is complete without

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’m too old for this shit, and here’s how I know: I’m starting to feel like Pauline Kael did when she complained that Raiders of the Lost Ark was edited by a Cuisinart. For 12-year-old me, the pacing of Raiders was ideal. Kids and comics fans everywhere doubtless feel the same way about Avengers: Age of Ultron, even though the latter features roughly 5,000 times as many cuts, punches, explosions and quips as Spielberg’s 1981 blockbuster, all compacted into a not drastically longer running time. For Marvel fans who know the film’s sprawling ensemble like members of their own family, this sequel to The Avengers (and the Iron Man films, and the Thor films, and the Captain America films) must feel like a reward. For the semi-initiated viewer, it’s more like experiencing a hurricane of story beats and Spandex. The instant you begin to appreciate one of the subtler moments in Joss Whedon’s screenplay, everything flies apart in another weightless flurry of animated action. There is a plot, one that viewers will find perfectly coherent provided they don’t need a primer on Hydra, the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D., or Tony Stark’s (Robert Downey Jr.) troubled identity as a weapons manufacturer with a peacekeeping mission. The story hinges on that last conundrum. Spurred by paternalism and a troubling vision of the future, Stark uses a gem recovered from his enemies to create the world’s most powerful artificial

again, he fades out of scenes before they’ve finished. He shoots a sequence where Val drives along a twisting mountain road in psychedelic double exposure and then neglects to offer comment or explanation. On a high-altitude hike, Val and Maria eventually witness the Maloja Snake, a cloud formation that winds slowly through an Alpine valley like a colossal cotton anaconda. There’s a reason it’s called a natural wonder. It’s only natural to wonder what any of this self-indulgent silliness is supposed to mean.

anguished reflections on what it means to be a superhero. Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) frets over the uncontrollability of his Hulk alter ego, while Captain America (Chris Evans) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) experience disturbing memories and visions induced by a new antagonist (Elizabeth Olsen) with mind-clouding powers. With more than a dozen backstory-endowed major and supporting characters, Age of Ultron feels like a Wagnerian opera if Wagner had lived long enough to discover CGI. Insofar as Whedon’s direction and scripting make all this muchness comprehensible, he

has undeniably achieved something. (Some of the film’s funniest lines poke fun at its own excess, as when a character follows a wonky description of the powers of Olsen’s character and her twin brother [Aaron TaylorJohnson] with the SparkNotes version: “He’s fast and she’s weird.”) Age of Ultron’s compression and pacing reflect the current economics of cinema: Turning a profit means offering a nonstop ride thrilling enough to entice global audiences away from their private screens. As for the subtleties buried in the din, fans will have years to savor and dissect those in YouTube clips. To ask the movie to slow the hell down would be to ignore those realities. Yet Guardians of the Galaxy managed to do just fine at the box office with a comparatively poky pace. Ultron’s finest moments — such as Stark’s debates with his evil AI double, or a climactic speech delivered by Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) — make us wish for the less frenzied experience it might have been. Trying to process the movie’s flood of verbal and visual information, I hit my own generational wall. The question is, will younger audiences eventually hit one, too, or will filmmakers keep giving them more, faster, louder, sooner? After 20 years more of this, only an Ultron might have the processing power to grasp the intricacies of the Marvel universe — but would he care? MARGO T HARRI S O N

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now playing 5 to 7HH1/2 anton yelchin plays a young new york writer who finds himself having a civilized affair with an older, married Française in writer-director Victor levin’s romantic ode to cosmopolitan french culture. with bérénice Marlohe and Olivia Thirlby. (95 min, R) ’71HHHH1/2 In this acclaimed historical thriller, Jack O’connell plays a young English soldier who finds himself separated from his unit while trying to quell violence in belfast. (99 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 4/8)

AVENgERS: AgE oF UltRoNHHH all your favorite Marvel superheroes go up against new foes inadvertently unleashed by a would-be peacekeeping program in this mega-budget sequel cowritten and directed by Joss whedon. Robert downey Jr., chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, James Spader, Elizabeth Olsen and many, many more star as the requisite heroes and villains. (141 min, Pg-13; reviewed by M.h. 5/6)

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FocUSHHH will Smith plays a veteran con artist who finds himself distracted in the middle of a job by a woman from his past (Margot Robbie) in this comedy-drama. (104 min, R; reviewed by M.h. 3/4) FURioUS 7HHH1/2 how did the thrill-seeking street racers of this action franchise become, in essence, superheroes? don’t ask Vin diesel’s character, who’s busy fending off a vengeful Jason Statham while tackling a threat to the entire world. (137 min, Pg-13; reviewed by M.h. 4/8) gEt HARDHH Screenwriter Etan cohen (Tropic Thunder) makes his directorial debut with this comedy about a millionaire (will ferrell) who hires Kevin hart to prep him for hard time behind bars. (100 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 4/1) HomEHHH Jim Parsons voices an extraterrestrial misfit who escapes to Earth and teams up with a spunky girl (voiced by Rhianna) in this dreamworks family animation. (94 min, Pg) tHE loNgESt RiDEH1/2 In yet another tissuegrabber from nicholas Sparks, star-crossed love stories past and present unfold when a former rodeo champion and an art-history grad on their first date rescue an elderly man from a burning car. (139 min, Pg-13) moNkEY kiNgDomHHH1/2 This disney nature documentary follows the lives of a family of monkeys living in Sri lanka’s temple ruins. tina fey narrates. Mark linfield and alastair fothergill (Earth) directed. (81 min, g) pAUl BlARt: mAll cop 2 1/2H The would-be officer of the peace (Kevin James) heads to Vegas with his teenage daughter for a trip that might just involve hijinks in this sequel to the hit comedy. (94 min, Pg)

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tRUE StoRYHH1/2 a disgraced reporter (Jonah hill) pursues the truth about an accused killer (James franco) who has appropriated his identity in this drama based on true events. (100 min, R; reviewed by M.h. 4/22) UNFRiENDEDHHH In this found-cyber-footage horror flick, a Skype message from a dead friend draws six young people into a web of, we can only assume, terror. with heather Sossaman and Matt bohrer. levan gabriadze directed. (82 min, R) tHE WAtER DiViNERH1/2 Russell crowe directed this historical drama in which he stars as an australian who travels to turkey after world war I searching for his three sons who went missing in the battle of gallipoli. with Olga Kurylenko and Jai courtney. (111 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 4/29) WHAt WE Do iN tHE SHADoWSHHHH The new Zealand comedy duo of Jemaine clement (“flight of the conchords”) and taika waititi wrote, directed and starred in this mockumentary about three flatmates who happen to be vampires. with Jonathan brugh. (86 min, nR)

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EX mAcHiNAHHHH writer alex garland (The Beach) makes his directorial debut with this sci-fi drama about a young man (domhnall gleeson) asked to evaluate the human-likeness of an advanced and seductive piece of artificial intelligence (alicia Vikander). with Oscar Isaac. (108 min, R; reviewed by M.h. 4/29)

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cloUDS oF SilS mARiAHH In Olivier assayas’ (Summer Hours) acclaimed drama, Juliette binoche plays a veteran actress struggling with a mentor’s death, a changing industry and her own aging. Kristen Stewart is her personal assistant. (124 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 5/6)

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Tony Jerome Torbert Jr., 20, attracted the attention of authorities in Brevard County, Fla., after he posted an ad on craigslist offering “Legit Counterfeit $$.” Sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant and seized a printer, a computer and counterfeit currency. (Florida Today)

Pain of Progress

A 29-year-old California man was diagnosed with a torn tendon in his thumb caused by playing Candy Crush Saga on his smartphone “all day for 6 to 8 weeks” with his left hand, according to a study reported in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. One of the authors, San Diego orthopedic surgeon Dr. Dori Cage, cautioned that the rise in the number of people with smartphones who spend lots of time texting or tapping on their cellphones or tablets has the potential to lead to a “texting thumb,” a repetitive stress injury that affects the thumb and wrist. She said that people experiencing pain from texting might instead use voice control, such as Siri on an iPhone, or “actually pick up the phone and call somebody” to communicate. (U-T San Diego)

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Radio station KREL-AM in Colorado Springs, Colo., abandoned its unprofitable sports-talk format to become the nation’s first radio station dedicated to marijuana programming. Its new call letters are KHIG. KHIG-AM airs three local shows: “Wake and Bake” from 7 to 9 a.m., “High Noon” from noon to 1 p.m. and “High Drive” from 5 to 7 p.m. It also broadcasts three hour-long newscasts from Los Angeles-based National Marijuana News Service and programming from Chicago-based RadioMD. Six local medical marijuana dispensaries signed up as advertisers. “I just saw a business opportunity,” general manager Mike Knar said, noting that public response has been “amazing.” (Colorado Springs’s Gazette)

Numbers Racket

Just months after the Sandy Hook massacre, the school district in Halfway, Ore., decided to stage a surprise “active shooter drill” at its elementary school on a day when only teachers were there. Linda McLean, 56, said a man dressed in a black hoodie and goggles burst into her classroom, aimed a pistol at her face and fired. “You’re dead,” he said, and left. Panic ensued as the gunman went from room to room, firing what turned out to be blanks. One teacher wet her pants. Teachers later learned the gunman was the district’s safety officer and that officials had alerted law enforcement so they wouldn’t respond to emergency calls from distressed teachers. Insisting that the incident caused her to suffer post-traumatic stress disorder, McLean in April filed suit against Pine Eagle School District, the safety officer et al. (Portland’s Oregonian)

Checks and Balances

As Americans write fewer checks (down 50 percent since 2000, according to the Federal Reserve), Google reported that searches for “how to write a check” are five times more prevalent than 10 years ago. Pennsylvania leads the nation in such searches, followed by Delaware, New York and Hawaii. Even with the decline of checks in favor of electronic and card payments, which have tripled since 2000, the Federal Reserve said Americans are writing 18.3 billion checks per year. (Washington Post)

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Hoping to relieve traffic congestion in Washington’s Puget Sound area, state Rep. Jesse Young proposed using decommissioned Navy aircraft carriers to form a 3,700-foot-long bridge linking Bremerton and Port Orchard. “I know that people from around the world would come to drive across the deck of an aircraft carrier bridge, No. 1,” Young explained. “No. 2, it’s the right thing to do, from my standpoint, because this is giving testimony and a legacy memorial to our greatest generation.” (Britain’s Daily Mail)

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Taurus (April 20-mAY 20)

Here’s one of the best things you can do for your mental and physical health: Withdraw your attention from the life that lies behind you, and be excited about the life that stretches ahead of you. forget about the past, and get wildly inventive as you imagine the interesting future you will create for yourself. forgive everyone who has offended you, and fantasize about the fun adventures you’ll go on, the inspiring plans you’ll carry out and the invigorating lessons you hope to learn.

caNcer (June 21-July 22): Here’s a confes-

sion: I have taken a vow to foster beauty, truth, love, justice, equality, tolerance, creativity, playfulness and hope. to do this work is one of my life goals. I approach it with the devotion of a monk and the rigor of a warrior. Does that mean I ignore difficulty and suffering and cruelty? of course not. I’m trying to diminish the power of those problems, so I sure as hell better know a lot about them. on the other hand, my main focus is on redemption and exaltation. I prefer not to describe in detail the world’s poisons, but rather to provide an antidote for them. even if you don’t normally share my approach, Cancerian, I invite you to try it for the next two weeks. The astrological time is right.

leo (July 23-Aug. 22): The hill where I take

my late afternoon hikes is teeming with the six-petaled purple wildflower known as the elegant cluster-lily. every one of them — and there are hundreds — lean hard in the direction of the sun in the west. should I deride them as conformists that follow the law of the pack? should I ridicule them for their blind devotion? or should I more sensibly regard them as having a healthy instinct to gravitate toward the life-giving light? I’ll go with the latter theory. In that spirit, Leo, I urge you to ignore the opinions of others as you turn strongly toward the sources that provide you with essential nourishment.

Virgo (Aug. 23-sept. 22): Am I reading the astrological omens correctly? I hope so. from what I can tell, you have been flying under the

radar and over the rainbow. you have been exploiting the loopholes in the big bad system and enjoying some rather daring experiments with liberation. At this point in the adventure, you may be worried that your lucky streak can’t continue much longer. I’m here to tell you that it can. It will. It must. I predict that your detailloving intelligence will paradoxically guide you to expand your possibilities even further.

liBra (sept. 23-oct. 22): According to the

three science fiction films collectively known as The Matrix, we humans suffer from a fundamental delusion. What we think is real life is actually a sophisticated computer simulation. Intelligent machines have created this dream world to keep us in suspended animation while they harvest our energy to fuel their civilization. now, as far as I can tell, this scenario isn’t literally true. but it is an apt metaphor for how many of us seem to be half-asleep or under a spell, lost in our addiction to the simulated world created by technology. I bring this to your attention, Libra, because now is a favorable time to diminish the hold that the metaphorical Matrix has on you. What can you do to at least partially escape your bondage? (Hint: A little more contact with nature could do the trick.)

scorPio (oct. 23-nov. 21): In the coming

weeks, you may be as alluring and intriguing and tempting as you have been in a long time. I suggest you capitalize on this advantage. Proceed as if you do indeed have the power to attract more of the emotional riches you desire. Assume that you are primed to learn new secrets about the arts of intimacy, and that these secrets will make you even smarter and more soulful than you already are. Cultivate your ability to be the kind of trusted ally and imaginative lover who creates successful relationships.

sagittariUs (nov. 22-Dec. 21): Physicist

frank Wilczek won a nobel Prize for his research into quarks, the tiny particles that compose protons and neutrons. The guy is breathtakingly smart. Here’s one of his operating principles: “If you don’t make mistakes, you’re not working on hard enough problems. And that’s a big mistake.” Let’s enshrine his advice as your meditation, sagittarius. I think

you’re strong enough and brave enough to go hunting for some new, super-rich dilemmas. yes, they may lead you to commit some boo-boos. but they will also stretch your intelligence beyond its previous limits, giving you a more vigorous understanding of the way the world works.

caPricorN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 1934, Capricorn baseball player Dizzy Dean was named the Most Valuable Player after winning 30 games. It was a feat that no national League pitcher has repeated ever since. After Dean retired, he was inducted into the Hall of fame. never shy about acknowledging his own prowess, he declared that “If you can do it, it ain’t bragging.” It is in this spirit that I invite you to freely expound on your talents and accomplishments in the coming week. you won’t be boasting. you will simply be providing information. And that will ultimately result in you being offered an interesting new opportunity or two. aQUariUs

(Jan. 20-feb. 18): There has rarely been a better time than now to refine the art of being your own mommy or daddy. you’re finally ready to take over from the parental voices in your head and assume full responsibility for raising yourself the rest of the way. What do you want to be when you grow up? you may feel a giddy sense of freedom as it becomes clear that the only authority who has the right to answer that question is you.

Pisces

(feb. 19-March 20): The universe has always played tricks on you. some have been so perplexing that you’ve barely understood the joke. others have been amusing but not particularly educational. now I sense a new trend in the works, however. I suspect that the universe’s pranks are becoming more comprehensible. They may have already begun to contain hints of kindness. What’s the meaning of this lovely turn of events? Maybe you have finally discharged a very old karmic debt. It’s also conceivable that your sense of humor has matured so much that you’re able to laugh at some of the crazier plot twists. Here’s another possibility: you are cashing in on the wisdom you were compelled to develop over the years as you dealt with the universe’s tricks.

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aries (March 21-April 19): benedictine monks observe the Latin motto Laborare est Orare. The 19th-century abbot Maurus Wolter interpreted these words to mean “Work is worship” or “Work is prayer.” He was trying to impress upon his fellow monks that the work they did was not a grudging distraction from their service to God, but rather at the heart of their devotion. to do their tasks with love was a way to express gratitude for having been blessed with the gift of life. I propose that you experiment with this approach in the coming weeks, even if your version is more secular. What would it be like to feel contentment with and appreciation for the duties you have been allotted?

geMiNi (May 21-June 20): In the children’s book The Little Engine That Could, a little blue engine volunteers to pull a long chain of train cars up a steep hill, even though it’s not confident it has the power to do so. As it strains to haul the heavy weight, it recites a mantra to give itself hope: “I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.” The story ends happily. The little blue engine reaches the top of the hill with its many cars in tow and is able to glide down the rest of the way. As you deal with your own challenge, Gemini, I recommend that you use an even more forceful incantation. Chant this: “I know I can, I know I can, I know I can.”

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I have been casually seeing this woman. Things are OK, but I’m sort of over it, and I’ve met someone else. I want to break up with her, but I sort of want to get it over with and just do it over a text. Or maybe an email is better? Is that OK?

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No. Just no. I wish I could leave it at that. I wish you understood why breaking up with someone via text or email is so wrong. But it sounds like you need to be told. I get it; we live in a technological age. You can order food, clothes and even wives online. You can Skype with someone in Timbuktu or take classes in China. But she’s not in China. She’s here. In the same area code. So be decent and do it in person. Man up, and ask to see her. When you meet up, tell her you want to chat about something serious. Then, like the gentleman you need to explore becoming, tell her you’ve moved on. It’s not that hard. What are you so afraid of? That she might get upset in front of you? OK. You hurt someone. She’ll get over it, and so will you. A text is pathetic and cowardly. It’s not like you’re letting her know you’ll be late for dinner; you’re telling her you don’t want to see her anymore. Just for a second, imagine yourself getting a text message like the one you want to send. Would you be cool with it? I doubt it. Also, what if she doesn’t get the text? That could happen. Then, while you think you’re in the clear, she thinks you’ve dropped off the face of the Earth. Or worse, she bumps into you and your new flame at the movies. Real classy. So break it off in person. Enough said.

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JAY PEAK & Q BURKE 2015+16 SEASON PASSES NOW ON SALE SEVENDAYSvt.com

Passes also valid the rest of the 2014+15 ski & ride season. w

Adult prices from

669

for 19-29 year-olds

459

JAY PEAK + Q BURKE

Adult prices from

749

JAY PEAK + Q BURKE

EARLY BIRD DEADLINE MAY 11

SEVEN DAYS

JAY PEAK ONLY

THE JUDGE COMBO PASS

05.06.15-05.13.15

JAY PEAK ONLY PASS

Buy online at jaypeakresort.com or skiburke.com

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EVER WONDER ABOUT the PROduce we sell? Our produce • Built on 30 years of strong relationships with local farmers • Tons of local and organic options • Lovingly prepped, freshly packed • Lots of specialty items like wild-cra ed mushrooms and a wide array of hard-to-find greens • A staff that knows their products and love to help!

Their produce • Lots of unnecessary plastic packaging • Limited organic produce • Few local options • Knowledgeable staﬀ? Hard to find!

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